John A. Sobrato & family
Founder and Chairman, Sobrato Development Cos.
$5.73B
as of 10/04/24
About John A. Sobrato & family
Real estate mogul John A. Sobrato began selling homes in Palo Alto while he was still a student at Santa Clara University.
He later worked with his mother to develop industrial properties, and founded his own real estate company in 1979.
The Sobrato Organization owns over 4.7 million square feet of office space in Silicon Valley, with tenants like Netflix, plus about 6,450 apartments.
Sobrato is chairman emeritus of his Cupertino-based firm, while his son, John M. Sobrato, serves as chairman of the board.
In 2017, he pledged $100 million to Santa Clara University, his alma mater, for a new STEM education center.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Real estateResidence
Atherton, CaliforniaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
05/23/39 (age 85)Number of children
3Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Santa Clara UniversitySelf-made
self-madeJohn A. Sobrato & family’s fortune is worth
96K
troy ounces of gold
88K
median U.S. household
57K
median U.S. income
0.115%
U.S. credit card volume
0.023%
GDP of the United States
0.017%
United States debt
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Sobrato's mom started the family's real estate empire in the 1950s, when she sold her late husband's restaurant and bought property south of San Francisco.
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