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Richard Peery
Richard Peery (born 1938 or 1939) is an American billionaire real estate developer. Early life Richard Peery is the son of Taylor Peery, who graduated from Stanford University in 1927 and Stanford Business School in 1929 before a career in banking and real estate. Richard has a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University and dropped out of the MBA program at Stanford. Career In his 20s, he took over the management of his father's property portfolio. In the 1960s, he teamed up with fellow real estate developer John Arrillaga, who died in 2022. Together, they bought Silicon Valley farmland to create office parks and became billionaires. Peery owns about 3.3 million square feet of office space, with tenants including Google and Intuit. He is active in philanthropy through the Peery Foundation The Peery Foundation is a private foundation based in Palo Alto (near San Francisco), California, US. According to its website, it "primarily invests in early to mid-stage social e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). BYU offers a variety of academic programs including those in the liberal arts, engineering, agriculture, management, physical and mathematical sciences, nursing, and law. It has 186 undergraduate majors, 64 master's programs, and 26 doctoral programs. It is broadly organized into 11 colleges or schools at its main Provo campus, with some colleges and divisions defining their own admission standards. The university also administers two satellite campuses, one in Jerusalem and one in Salt Lake City, while its parent organization the Church Educational System (CES) sponsors sister schools in Hawaii and Idaho. The university is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Almost all BYU students ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
