Tom Barrack — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder and retired chairman of Colony Capital, a publicly traded real estate investment trust.
Founded Colony Capital in 1990, with initial investments from Robert M. Bass Group and GE Capital.
Served as Deputy Undersecretary of the United States Department of the Interior in the Reagan administration.
Was senior advisor to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and chairman of his Inaugural Committee.
Served as the United States Ambassador to Turkey.
Earned a Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1972 and a Bachelor of Arts from USC in 1969.

Biography

Thomas Joseph Barrack Jr., born April 28, 1947, is an American private equity real estate investor. He is the founder and retired chairman of Colony Capital, a publicly traded real estate investment trust.

Barrack's early career included working for the law firm of Herbert W. Kalmbach, President Richard Nixon's personal lawyer, and later for the Fluor Corporation in Saudi Arabia, where he helped open diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Haiti.