Real estate entrepreneurs biography of barack

American private equity real estate investor (born 1947)

Thomas Joseph Barrack Jr. (born April 28, 1947)^[1] is an American private equity real estate investor and the founder and executive chairman^[2][3] of Colony Capital, a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT).^[4][5][6] Barrack has for decades been a close friend of and fundraiser for former U.S.

President Donald Trump, representing him in television news appearances.^[7] He was senior advisor to Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and served as the chairman of his Inaugural Committee.^[16]

In 2021 and 2022, Barrack was indicted on nine charges stemming from his alleged lobbying for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as an unregistered foreign agent.^[17][18] In November 2022, he was found not guilty on all charges.^[18][19]

Early life and education

Barrack's grandparents were Lebanese