Howard Lorber

Howard Mark Lorber (born September 8, 1948) is an American businessman and investor. He is the President and CEO of Vector Group Ltd., a holding company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. He is also the Chairman of Douglas Elliman, a subsidiary of Vector Group, which is the largest residential real estate brokerage in the New York metropolitan area^[1] with 4,000 brokers as of 2014 (and an additional 300 in Florida).^[2] He is also chairman of Nathan's Famous (a fast food chain in the New York area).^[1] In May 2010, he became a member of the Board of Directors at Borders Group Inc. He is also associated with New Valley Corporation (formerly Western Union), Hallman & Lorber Associates (an actuarial firm), Aegis Capital Corporation (a broker-dealer), United Capital Corporation (real estate), and Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services^[3]

Biography

Lorber was born in The Bronx, the son of Charles and Celia (née Benrubi) Lorber^[1][4] but grew up in Paramus, New Jersey.^[1] He attended Long Island University where he is currently on the board of trustees. Lorber Hall was named in his honor.^[1] While he was in college, Lorber joined The Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity. It had a large impact on his Jewish identity, and as such he endowed a position within the organization called the Lorber Director of Jewish Programming. He is married to Thea Hallman.^[5] His son Michael Lorber is a real estate broker at Douglas Elliman and was featured on Million Dollar Listing New York.^[6] Lorber serves as one of the top economic advisers to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.^[7]

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