John Arrillaga
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John Arrillaga

United States 89 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
real estate
Industry
Real Estate
Residence
Education
Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
Children
2

Biography

John Arrillaga built a fortune in Silicon Valley real estate.

Arrillaga partnered with Richard "Dick" Peery, buying farmland in Silicon Valley in the 1960s and turning it into office parks.

Their Peery-Arrillaga firm sold about half its commercial real estate portfolio in 2006 for $1.1 billion.

Current tenants include Google and Intuit.

He has donated heavily to his alma mater, Stanford, with a $100 million gift in 2006 and a $151 million pledge in 2013.

About

Arrillaga attended Stanford University on a basketball scholarship.

Arrillaga's daughter Laura is married to Silicon Valley venture capitalist Marc Andreessen; he cofounded web browser firm Netscape in 1994.