Name
George Argyros
George Argyros
Newport Beach, California
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Chapman University
United States
Arnel & Affiliates
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real estate, investments, Self Made
$2,600,000,000
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#916 Billionaires 2019
#316 Forbes 400 2018
The grandson of Greek immigrants, Argyros worked his way through high school and college in southern California as a paperboy and grocery clerk.Argyros, a real estate mogul, founded property firm Arnel & Affiliates in southern California in 1968 and currently serves as the CEO. The company owns 5,500 apartments in Orange County, Calif. and nearly 2 million square feet of commercial real estate in southern California. In January 2018, the Argyros family foundation pledged $7.5 million to renovate the Los Angeles Coliseum, home of the USC Trojans.
Argyros owned the Seattle Mariners baseball team during the 1980s.He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra from 2001 to 2004.
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