1. Ira Leon Rennert was born on May 31,1934 and is an American billionaire businessman, and the chairman and CEO of Renco Group.
12 Facts About Ira Rennert
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Ira Rennert graduated from Brooklyn College in 1954, and earned his master's degree from New York University Stern School of Business in 1956, where he later was on the board of overseers.
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Ira Rennert has contributed money to John McCain, Rudy Giuliani and other candidates.
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Together with his spouse, Ira Rennert contributed $900,000 to Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign.
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Ira Rennert is married to Ingeborg Hanna Ira Rennert, a former airline ticket agent who is a convert to Judaism.
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Ira Rennert serves as the Director of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc They have three children:.
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Ira Rennert is a member of the Fifth Avenue Synagogue, an Orthodox synagogue where he is honorary chairman.
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Ira Rennert caused controversy among his neighbors by building a beach front home in Sagaponack, New York, considered one of the largest occupied residential compounds in the United States.
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The house outraged locals, who claimed Ira Rennert originally planned to use it as a spa, a hotel, or a religious retreat.
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Ira Rennert denied such allegations, and the local paper later issued an apology.
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Ira Rennert named his home after the adjoining body of water, Fairfield Pond.
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Besides his house in Sagaponack, Ira Rennert owns a duplex apartment on Manhattan's Park Avenue, and a home in Israel.