Richard Peery (born 1938 or 1939) is an American billionaire real estate developer.
Richard Peery | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1938 or 1939 (age 85–86)[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Brigham Young University |
| Occupation | Real estate developer |
| Spouse | Mimi Peery |
| Children | 4 |
Early life
editRichard Peery is the son of Taylor Peery, who graduated from Stanford University in 1927 and Stanford Business School in 1929 before a career in banking and real estate.[2][3] Richard has a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University and dropped out of the MBA program at Stanford.[1]
Career
editIn his 20s, he took over the management of his father's property portfolio. In the 1960s, he teamed up with fellow real estate developer John Arrillaga, who died in 2022. Together, they bought Silicon Valley farmland to create office parks and became billionaires. Peery owns about 3.3 million square feet of office space, with tenants including Google and Intuit.[1]
He is active in philanthropy through the Peery Foundation.
As of June 2020, he had a net worth of US$2.7 billion, ranking him No. 319 on the Forbes 400 list of the richest people in America.[1][4]
Personal life
editHe is married to Mimi Peery and is the brother of Nancy Peery Marriott.[5] Richard and Mimi have four children: Dennis, Jason, Jennifer, and David.[1] He lives in Palo Alto, California.[1] He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Richard Peery". Forbes. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ Peery Foundation February 25, 2020
- ^ Peery Institute - Life Sketch September 2, 2020
- ^ "Richard Peery". Forbes. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ Peery Institute - About September 2, 2020
- ^ "Who is the World's Wealthiest Mormon? Should We Care?". Times & Seasons. May 16, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2018.