David Nazarian

David Nazarian is an Iranian American businessman, investor and philanthropist.

David Nazarian
Born
Iran
Alma materCalifornia State University, Northridge
USC Marshall School of Business
OccupationFounder & CEO of Nimes Capital
Spouse(s)Angella Maddahi
Children2 sons
Parent(s)Younes Nazarian
Soraya Nazarian
RelativesIzak Parviz Nazarian (uncle)
Sam Nazarian (brother)
WebsiteNimesCapital.com

Early life

David Nazarian was born circa 1961 in Iran.[1][2] His father, Younes Nazarian, is a businessman and philanthropist. His mother, Soraya Nazarian, is a philanthropist. His paternal uncle, Izak Parviz Nazarian, was also a businessman and philanthropist. Nazarian immigrated to the United States with his parents during the Iranian Revolution of 1979.[2]

He graduated from California State University, Northridge, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in 1982.[1][3][4] He received a Master of Business Administration from the USC Marshall School of Business.[3]

Career

Nazarian is the founder of Nîmes Capital, an investment firm.[3][4][5] He serves as its Chief Executive Officer.[4] Nazarian and his family became early major shareholders of Qualcomm when one of their investments joined forces with the renown communication company in 1988.[6][7] He acquired real estate from the Resolution Trust Corporation in the first half of the 1990s.[4] Additionally, he acquired hotels in the early 2000s and sold them for profit in 2008.[4] He has also created venture funds that invested in wireless and broadband technology as well as clean energy.[4][8] In 2012, Nîmes Capital acquired TD Food Group, a fast food company which owns and operates Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants in Hawaii, Guam and Saipan,[9] from Brentwood Associates.[10] Nimes sold the company to Restaurant Brands New Zealand in 2017 for a reported $105 million.[11][12] Most recently, Mr. Nazarian has acquired a portfolio of mid-sized operating companies and real estate holdings focused on multi-family, student housing and hotel assets.[13]

Philanthropy

He serves on the Board of Governors of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.[3] He serves as the Chair of the Investment Committee and a member of the Board of Directors of the UCLA Foundation.[4][14] He also serves on the Board of Leaders of the USC Marshall School of Business.[4] Additionally, he serves on the Board of Directors of the Harvard Graduate School Leadership Institute.[15]

With his wife, he has endowed the David and Angella Nazarian Youth Leadership Program at Sinai Temple, a Conservative synagogue in Westwood, for children from the 9th to the 12th grade.[16][17] In 2014, they were also honored for their Jewish and pro-Israel philanthropy by Hillel 818, the chapter of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life for students at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), Pierce College and the Los Angeles Valley College.[16] Additionally, they endowed the Angella and David Nazarian Social Innovators in Residence program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[18]

In 2014, he made a charitable contribution of $10 million to his alma mater, CSUN.[1] He also chairs a campaign to fundraise an additional $15 million.[1] As a result, the CSUN David Nazarian College of Business and Economics was named in his honor.[1][4]

Personal life

He is married to Angella Maddahi, a former academic, non-fiction author, conference organizer and philanthropist.[1][19] They have two sons.[19]

Awards

Nazarian and his wife Angella are recipients of the 2018 Ellis Island Medal of Honor which are awarded to “American citizens whom exemplify a life dedicated to community service. These are individuals who preserve and celebrate the history, traditions and values of their ancestry while exemplifying the values of the American way of life, and who are dedicated to creating a better world for us all.” [20][21]

References
  1. Dana Bartholomew, David Nazarian, 1982 CSUN graduate, gives university $10 million, aims to raise $15 million more, Los Angeles Daily News, March 27, 2014
  2. Q&A: David Nazarian on Giving Back to His Alma Mater, Los Angeles, April 3, 2014
  3. David Nazarian, Bloomberg Business
  4. Nazarian Gift CSUN, April 9, 2014
  5. CSUN Announces Naming of the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics, CSUN Today, March 26, 2014
  6. West, Kevin. "The Persian Conquest". W Magazine. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  7. "Interview with David Nazarian, Smart Technology Ventures III - socaltech.com". www.socaltech.com. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  8. "CSUN Announces Naming of the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics | CSUN Today". csunshinetoday.csun.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  9. TD Food Group, Inc., Bloomberg Business
  10. Stephanie Silverstein, Owner of Taco Bells, Pizza Huts sells to Nimes Capital, Pacific Business News, December 28, 2012
  11. "Restaurant Brand To Acquire Hawaiian Taco Bell". October 2016.
  12. Spotlight On Fast Casual (PDF). Peakstone Group. January 2017.
  13. "Nimes Capital - About Us". www.nimescapital.com. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  14. UCLA Investment Committee
  15. "Harvard Graduate School Leadership Institute: Board of Directors". Archived from the original on 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  16. Nurit Greenger, Hillel 818 Honors David & Angella Nazarian, The Times of Israel, September 24, 2014
  17. "Nazarian Youth Leadership Program". chaischool. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  18. Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania: Nazarian Social Innovator in Residence
  19. Gabriel Kahn, Something to Talk About: How Angella Nazarian’s First “Women A.R.E.” Conference Came to Be, Los Angeles, November 5, 2013
  20. "Medalist Criteria". www.neco.org. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  21. "2018 Ellis Island Medal of Honor Recipients". www.neco.org. Archived from the original on 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
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