Jared Kushner
| Jared Kushner | |
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 Jared Kushner, October 6, 2008 |
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| Born | January 10, 1981 |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (B.S.) New York University School of Law (J.D.) Stern School of Business (M.B.A.) |
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| Religion | Orthodox Judaism |
| Spouse | Ivanka Trump (2009–present) |
| Children | Arabella Rose Kushner (born 2011) |
| Parents | Charles Kushner and Seryl Kushner |
Jared Corey Kushner (born January 10, 1981) is an American real estate entrepreneur and newspaper publisher. He is the principal owner of Kushner Properties, his family’s holding company. He also owns The New York Observer, after purchasing it in 2005. He is the son of American real estate developer Charles Kushner.
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[edit] Early life
Kushner is the son of the New Jersey real estate developer Charles Kushner.[1] He graduated from the Frisch School, a private, coed yeshiva high school in Paramus, New Jersey and from Harvard University in 2003, where Kushner was admitted after his father made a $2.5 million donation to the university.[2] In 2007, Kushner graduated from the New York University Stern School of Business and the New York University School of Law where he earned both JD and MBA degrees.[3]
[edit] Career
[edit] Media
In July 2006, at age 25, Kushner purchased The New York Observer, an influential weekly New York City newspaper, for $10 million.[4] Since purchasing the Observer, Kushner has pushed for changes that increased sales and created a new focus for the paper, moving towards a tabloid direction.[5] Kushner has been credited with increasing the Observer's online presence and expanding the Observer Media Group through a series of strategic new ventures and acquisitions.[6][7]
[edit] Real estate investing
Kushner was active in the Boston real estate market while an undergraduate at Harvard, and has increased the Kushner Companies' presence in the New York City real estate market as a principal in his family's real estate company.[8]. The company's flagship acquisition was the office building at 666 Fifth Avenue in 2007, for a then-record price of $1.8 billion. In 2011, the building's mortgage was restructured in conjunction with Kushner's bringing in Vornado Realty Trust as a 50% equity partner.[9]
[edit] Political activity
Kushner is a major contributor to the Democratic Party. He has contributed over $100,000 to various campaigns between 1992 and 2006.[10]
[edit] Personal life
Kushner married Ivanka Trump, daughter of Donald Trump, in a Jewish ceremony on October 25, 2009.[11] She gave birth to their daughter, Arabella Rose Kushner, on July 17, 2011.[12]
[edit] References
- ^ Salkin, Allen (March 11, 2007). "The Education of a Publisher". The New York Times. Retrieved November 29, 2007.
- ^ Beam, Alex. (September 4, 2006). "Harvard's admissions of gilt". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
- ^ Seelye, Katharine Q. (July 22, 2006). "Developer’s Son Negotiating to Buy New York Observer". The New York Times. Retrieved November 29, 2007.
- ^ Seelye, Katharine Q. (July 31, 2006). "Developer’s Son Acquires The New York Observer". The New York Times. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
- ^ Teodorczuk, Tom (November 9, 2008). "An accidental proprietor". The Guardian (London). Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "We've Got the BetaBeat". The New York Observer. March 15, 2011. http://www.observer.com/2011/we-got-betabeat-observers-tech-site-launches-tomorrow.
- ^ Lauria, Peter (June 15, 2009). "Kushner and Observer Media Group Acquire 80 Percent Stake in Barry Diller's Vary Short List". New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/item_i6IUlVRWFNy5ntZsYjlCaP.
- ^ "Kushner Quietly Raising His Stake in Manhattan". The New York Sun. http://www.nysun.com/new-york/kushner-quietly-raising-his-stake-in-manhattan/37370/. Retrieved August 4, 2006.
- ^ "Private equity outfit signs on at 666 Fifth". Crain's New York Business. September 13, 2011. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/dcce/20110913/12/real_estate/122/deals_active/2639480. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Jared Kushner's Federal Campaign Contribution Report". Newsmeat.com. http://www.newsmeat.com/media_political_donations/Jared_Kushner.php. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Ivanka Trump Weds Jared Kushner". The New York Times. October 24, 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/fashion/weddings/25TRUMP.html.
- ^ Slonim, Jeffrey (August 7, 2011). "Ivanka Trump's Baby is 'An Angel', Says Her Aunt". People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20516324,00.html. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
