Stephen Ross

Stephen M. Ross is an American real estate developer, philanthropist, and sports team owner. Ross is the chairman and majority owner of The Related Companies, a global real estate development firm he founded in 1972. 

• Stephen Ross was a tax attorney before founding Related Companies in 1972 as an affordable housing developer.
• After a decade of planning and construction, a portion of Related Co.’s Hudson Yards on Manhattan’s west side opened to the public in March 2019.
• In all, Related has developed or acquired $60 billion worth of properties of all kinds from California to Abu Dhabi to Shanghai.
• Ross owns the Miami Dolphins NFL team and has a piece of billionaire Jorge Perez‘s Miami condo developer Related Group of Florida.
• Ross also has stakes in Equinox Fitness, SoulCycle and numerous fast casual restaurant chains.