Nationality United States Name Alan Leventhal | Occupation real estate investor Ethnicity Jewish | |
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Net worth US$1.0 billion (Estimated) Spouse(s) Carol Gant Leventhal (divorced)Sherry Marcus Leventhal Parents Muriel Guren Leventhal, Norman B. Leventhal | ||
2018 Real Estate Leadership Breakfast | Alan Leventhal
Alan M. Leventhal (born 1953) is the founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Beacon Capital Partners. Leventhal served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Beacon Properties Corporation, one of the largest real estate investment trusts (REIT) in the United States.
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- 2018 Real Estate Leadership Breakfast Alan Leventhal
- Education
- Philanthropy and awards
- Personal life
- References
Education
Leventhal was born to a Jewish family, the son of Muriel (née Guren) and Norman Leventhal. He has two siblings, Mark Leventhal, and Paula Leventhal Sidman. He received his bachelor's degree in economics from Northwestern University in 1974 and a Master of Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in 1976. Leventhal was Chairman of Boston University's Board of Trustees from 2003 to 2008, a trustee of Northwestern University and an overseer of the Tuck School of Business. He also serves on the board of the Pension Real Estate Association (PREA), the board of the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, and the board of Friends of Post Office Square.
Leventhal has lectured at the Tuck School of Business and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Center for Real Estate. Leventhal was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from Boston University on May 17, 2009.
Philanthropy and awards
Leventhal and his wife, Sherry, are philanthropists, who operate the Sherry and Alan Leventhal Family Foundation. They made a $5 million donation to Boston University. Moreover, his family has given $10 million to the Boston Public Library for the creation of the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center.
Leventhal was awarded the Realty Stock Review's "Outstanding CEO Award" for 1996 and 1997, and the Commercial Property News "Office Property Executive of the Year" for 1996. In 2004 he received Ernst & Young's New England Entrepreneur of the year award.
Personal life
Leventhal has been married twice. His first wife was Carol (née Gant) Leventhal; they had three sons, Jeremy Nathaniel Leventhal, Alexander Leventhal, and Evan Levanthal. Leventhal is married to Sherry Marcus; they have two daughters. His wife earned a B.A. in English at Northwestern University in 1974 and is a 1977 graduate of the Tulane School of Law. His sons Alex and Jeremy founded Faros Properties, a real estate investment firm based in Rye, New York and New York City.