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Jonathan D. Gray is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jonathan D. Gray's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He earned his education at The University of Pennsylvania, graduating with degrees in English and business.
He gave $25 million towards the creation of an organization that fights cancer, The Basser Research Center.
Jonathan D. Gray (born February 4, 1970) is an American billionaire and the president and chief operating officer of Blackstone Group, a New York-based asset management firm. He also serves as chairman of Hilton Worldwide.
In May 2012, Gray and his wife, Mindy Gray, founded the Basser Research Center, named in honor of Mindy’s sister, Faith Basser, who died of ovarian cancer at age 44. The Grays donated $25 million to create the Basser Research Center, which focuses on cancer prevention, treatment, and research of BRCA-related, genetically-inherited cancers. This donation also established the Basser Global Prize, honoring cutting-edge cancer research. In January 2014, the Basser Research Center announced an additional $5 million gift from the couple to fund an external research grant program. Town & Country (magazine) noted this work in its “Top Philanthropists of 2016” feature, in which the Grays were included.
As global head of real estate, Gray oversees a diverse portfolio including hotel, office, retail, industrial, and residential properties in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Major holdings include Hilton Worldwide, Equity Office Properties, Invitation Homes, Logicor, and the leading owner of office space in India. Gray currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Hilton Worldwide, which went public in December 2013. Blackstone’s investment in Hilton was profiled in a September 2014 Bloomberg Businessweek cover story. Gray was named in Fortune’s “40 under 40,” in 2009. In 2016, he ranked #1 on Commercial Observer’s “Power 100” ranking of the most powerful people in New York City real estate.
