Leonard Stern
Chairman and CEO, Hartz Mountain Industries, Inc.
$8.14B
as of 07/05/24
About Leonard Stern
Leonard Stern joined his father Max's pet supply business in 1959. Seven years later he expanded into real estate, acquiring a New Jersey warehouse.
His Hartz Mountain firm owns more than 260 real estate properties, mostly in the New Jersey area.
Most of Hartz's portfolio is in warehouses, including properties in New Jersey, Atlanta, Baltimore and Charlotte, N.C.
Stern sold the pet business for $350 million in 2000. He has also ventured into publishing, energy, capital management and carpet cleaning.
Many know his name thanks to his $30 million donation 30 years ago to New York University's business school, renamed in his honor.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Real estateResidence
New York, New YorkMarital status
MarriedBirth date
03/28/38 (age 86)Number of children
3Education
Master of Business Administration, Leonard N. Stern School of Business; Bachelor of Arts/Science, New York UniversitySelf-made
inherited and growingLeonard Stern’s fortune is worth
136K
troy ounces of gold
125K
median U.S. household
81K
median U.S. income
0.163%
U.S. credit card volume
0.033%
GDP of the United States
0.024%
United States debt
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Leonard's father Max Stern arrived in New York from Germany in 1926 with 5,000 canaries -- a friend's way to repay a loan.
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