Sam Zell

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1941 –

78

Who is Sam Zell?

Samuel "Sam" Zell is an American businessman. He is chairman of Equity Group Investments, a private investment firm he founded in the 1960s. The firm’s equity interests are often in asset-intensive industries such as real estate, energy, logistics, transportation, media, and health care. EGI’s holdings also include fixed-income investments in public and private companies. The firm's specialty has always been opportunistic, often contrarian, long-term investing and active ownership.

Zell is also the founder of Equity International, a private investment firm focused on building real estate-related businesses in international emerging markets. In addition, Zell maintains substantial interests in, and is the Chairman of, a number of public companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, including: Equity Residential, the largest apartment REIT in the U.S.; Equity LifeStyle Properties, a real estate investment trust that owns and operates manufactured home and resort communities; Covanta Holding Corp., an international owner/operator of energy-from-waste and power generation facilities; and Anixter, a leading global provider of communications, security, and wire and cable products.

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Born
Sep 28, 1941
Chicago
Spouses
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Michigan Law School
Employment
  • Tribune Media
  • Chairman, Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.
  • Tribune Interactive

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on July 23, 2013

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