Herbert "Herb" Simon (born October 23, 1934) is an American real estate developer. He resides in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was educated at the City College of New York. He is the owner of the Indiana Pacers, and chairman emeritus of the shopping mall developer Simon Property Group. In 2010, he purchased Kirkus Reviews.
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Early life and education
Simon was born to a Jewish family in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and grew up in the Bronx, the son of Max and Mae Simon. His father was a tailor who had emigrated from Central Europe. His brother is the late Melvin Simon. Herbert Simon graduated from The City College of New York with a B.B.A. in Business.
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Personal life
Simon has been married three times. His first wife was Sheila Simon. Simon has two children from his first marriage including Stephen Howard Simon, founder of Simon Equity LLC who is married to artist Catherine Garvey Simon.
In 1981, Simon married Diane Meyer, political staffer for Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana. She was previously married to N. Stuart Grauel, the then Deputy Secretary of State of Indiana. They divorced in 2000. They have three children:
- Sarah Elisabeth Meyer Simon is an investor who lives in New York City;
- Rachel Mariam Meyer Simon Stuart is an artist and philanthropist living in Indianapolis with her husband Hale Stuart and daughter Zara; and
- Asher Benjamin Meyer Simon is an artist in Los Angeles.
In 2002, Simon married Porntip Bui Nakhirunkanok (born February 7, 1969, Bangkok, Thailand), Miss Universe 1988. They have two biological children and have also adopted the three children of Porntip Bui Simon's sister who is deceased.
Indiana Pacers
In 1983, Simon and his brother, Mel (1927-2009), purchased the NBA's Indiana Pacers from Sam Nassi and Frank Mariani. He is also the owner of the WNBA's Indiana Fever, and USL's Reno 1868 FC.
External links
- Indianapolis Star background piece on the Simon Property Group
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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