Jeff Greene

Jeff Greene is an American real estate entrepreneur. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was a candidate in the 2010 Senate election primaries in Florida. 

  • Jeff Greene became a billionaire by buying credit default swaps on subprime mortgage-backed bonds as housing crashed.
  • Most of his fortune is now held in equities and other investments plus real estate in Los Angeles and Palm Beach.
  • Greene spent over $30 million in the summer of 2018 trying unsuccessfully to win the Democratic primary for governor.
  • Greene traveled the country selling circus tickets to pay his way through Harvard Business School.
  • Greene bought his first house as an MBA student at Harvard and rented out rooms. He had 18 properties at graduation.

Jeff Greene