Stephen M. Ross
American businessman (born 1940) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stephen Michael Ross (born May 10, 1940) is an American real estate developer, philanthropist, and sports team owner. Ross is the chairman and founder of The Related Companies, a global real estate development firm he founded in 1972. Related is best known for developing the Deutsche Bank Center, as well as the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project. Ross has a net worth of $10.1 billion in 2020, ranking him 185 on Forbes Billionaires List in 2020.[1][2] He is still featured on the list as of 2023.[3] Ross is also the principal owner of the Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium.[4]
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| Born | Stephen Michael Ross (1940-05-10) May 10, 1940 (age 83) |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan (BBA) Wayne State University (JD) New York University (LLM) |
| Occupation(s) | Chairman of The Related Companies, 95% owner of Miami Dolphins |
| Known for | Developing the Deutsche Bank Center and the Hudson Yards |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Max Fisher (uncle) |
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| Position: | Owner |
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Ross is a major benefactor of his alma mater, the University of Michigan; with lifetime contributions of $478 million to the university, he is the largest donor in the university's history.[2][5] According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, his higher education gifts rank behind only those of fellow American billionaire New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg.[5][6] The University of Michigan renamed its business school to the Ross School of Business in Ross's honor, in 2004, after he made a $100 million gift to fund a new business-school building.[7][8] The Stephen M. Ross Academic Center was completed in winter 2006. In September 2013, Ross donated $200 million to the university ($100 million to the business school and $100 million to Michigan athletics), the largest single gift in the history of the university; the University of Michigan announced plans to rename the university's athletics campus in his honor.[5] In 2020, Ross announced an additional $100 million donation to kickstart fundraising for the construction of the University of Michigan Detroit Center for Innovation.[9]