Edward Roski Jr
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Real estate
- Industry
- Real Estate
- Residence
- Los Angeles, California
- Organization
- President and Chairman at Majestic Realty, Co.
- Education
- University of Southern California (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
- Marital Status
- Widowed
- Children
- 3
Biography
Through his Majestic Realty, Los Angeles-based developer Edward Roski Jr. owns more than 92 million square feet of industrial real estate across the country.
Majestic Realty is developing a 441-acre business park on the site of Pennsylvania's former Bethlehem Steel plant, with tenants including Crayola and Walmart.
Roski's father founded Majestic Realty in 1948.
Roski Jr. helped lead development of the Staples Center in downtown L.A., and is a minority owner of the L.A. Kings and the L.A. Lakers.
In 2016, Roski and his wife, Gayle, announced a $25 million gift to endow an eye institute at the University of Southern California, where they met as undergraduates.
About
Roski spent four years as a Marine Corps officer in Vietnam, earning two Purple Hearts.
An adventurer in his free time, Roski has climbed Mount Everest, cycled across Russia and Burma and submerged in a Russian submarine to the Titanic.