Alan M. Leventhal is an American businessman who has served as the

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since July 2022. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of

Beacon Capital Partners Beacon Capital Partners is an American real estate investment firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1998, after Beacon Properties, Inc., Beacon's predecessor, was acquired by EQ Office in a $4 billion transaction. The company fo ...

. Leventhal served as president and chief executive officer of Beacon Properties Corporation, one of the largest real estate investment trusts (

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) in the United States.

Education

Leventhal was one of three children born to a

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family, the son of Muriel (née Guren) and Norman Leventhal.Boston Globe: "Norman Leventhal at 97; enhancer of lives and landmarks" By Bryan Marquard
April 5, 2015 He received his bachelor's degree in economics from

Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Charte ...

in 1974 and a Master of Business Administration from the

Tuck School of Business The Tuck School of Business (also known as Tuck, and formally known as the Amos Tuck School of Administration and Finance) is the graduate business school of Dartmouth College, a private research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. Founded in ...

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in 1976. Leventhal was chairman of

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original campu ...

's board of trustees from 2003 to 2008, a trustee of Northwestern University and an overseer of the Tuck School of Business. He has served on the board of the Pension Real Estate Association (PREA), the board of the

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, and the board of Friends of Post Office Square.

Career

Leventhal has lectured at the Tuck School of Business and the

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(

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) Center for Real Estate. Leventhal was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from Boston University on May 17, 2009.

Ambassador to Denmark

On January 19, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Leventhal to become the

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. Hearings on his nomination were held before the

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on May 4, 2022. The committee favorably reported his nomination to the Senate floor on May 18, 2022. On June 15, 2022, the full

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voted to confirm Leventhal to be ambassador in a 63–32 vote. He presented his credentials to Queen

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on July 1, 2022. His first official engagement was to speak at the

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celebration in Rebild, 2022.

Philanthropy and awards

Leventhal and his wife, Sherry, are philanthropists, who operate the Sherry and Alan Leventhal Family Foundation. They made a $5 million donation to Boston University. Moreover, his family has given $10 million to the

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for the creation of the

Norman B. Leventhal Map Center The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special collections center in Boston, Massachusetts with research, educational, and exhibition programs relating to historical geography. It is the steward of the B ...

. Leventhal was awarded the Realty Stock Review's "Outstanding CEO Award" for 1996 and 1997, and the ''Commercial Property News'' "Office Property Executive of the Year" for 1996. In 2004 he received

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's New England Entrepreneur of the year award.

Personal life

Leventhal has been married twice. His first wife was Carol (née Gant) Leventhal; they had three sons, Jeremy Nathaniel Leventhal, Alexander Leventhal, and Evan Levanthal. Leventhal is married to Sherry Marcus, the daughter of Dr. Irwin Marcus;Isidore newman School: "Fred! The Musical Still Inspires After 40 Years"
December 23, 2012 they have two daughters and four sons in total.Boston University: "SHERRY LEVENTHAL (PARENT CAS’02, MED’07, ’09)"
retrieved May 18, 2015

References

External links

Beacon Capital Partners
(company website) {{DEFAULTSORT:Leventhal, Alan Living people 21st-century American diplomats 21st-century American Jews Ambassadors of the United States to Denmark American philanthropists American real estate businesspeople Jewish American philanthropists Northwestern University alumni Tuck School of Business alumni Year of birth missing (living people)