John A. Sobrato

John Albert Sobrato is an American real estate developer, and the founder of the Cupertino, California-based Sobrato Organization, a Silicon Valley development firm specializing in commercial and residential real estate.

  • Real estate mogul John A. Sobrato began selling homes in Palo Alto while he was still a student at Santa Clara University.
  • He later worked with his mother to develop industrial properties, and founded his own real estate company in 1979.
  • The Sobrato Organization owns over 7 million square feet of office space across Silicon Valley, with tenants like Netflix, and about 6,700 apartments.
  • Sobrato is chairman emeritus of his Cupertino-based firm, while his son, John M. Sobrato, serves as chairman of the board.
  • In 2017, he pledged $100 million to Santa Clara University, his alma mater, for a new STEM education center.

 

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