Ronald Tutor | |
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Born | Ronald N. Tutor 1940 or 1941 (age 82–83) [1]
Sherman Oaks, California, US |
Education | Van Nuys High School |
Alma mater | University of Southern California |
Occupation | Businessman |
Title | Chairman and CEO,
Tutor Perini President, Tutor-Saliba Corporation |
Spouse | Alia Tutor |
Children | 5, including Tracy Tutor |
Ronald N. Tutor (born 1940/1941) is an American businessman. He is chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Tutor Perini, and president of the Tutor-Saliba Corporation.
Ronald N. Tutor [2] was born in Sherman Oaks, California, and is of Armenian descent. [3] His father, A.G. Tutor, founded A.G. Tutor Co., a real estate development company, in 1949. [1] The company built "houses and small commercial buildings". [1]
Tutor was educated at Harvard Westlake and Van Nuys High School. [1] He graduated from the University of Southern California in 1963. [4]
Tutor started a career in construction shortly after graduation, working for Tutor-Saliba and A.G. Tutor Co. [5] He now serves as Chairman, CEO and President of Tutor Perini, and President of the Tutor-Perini Corporation. [6] He received the United States Army Corps of Engineers National Contractor of the Year Award for Civil Works Projects in 1994. [4]
In 2010, Tutor was a lead investor in the $650 million purchase of Miramax Films from The Walt Disney Company, investing between US$35 million and US$50 million. [7] [8] [9] The acquisition started with a lavish party that included Rob Lowe and Jamie-Lynn Sigler. [1] In 2013, he sold his stake to the Qatar Investment Authority. [7] [10] [11] [12]
Tutor serves on the Board of Trustees of his alma mater, USC. [6] Tutor gifted USC The Ronald Tutor Campus Center and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering’s Tutor Hall, which are named in his honor. [4] [13] He has received the Asa V. Call Alumni Achievement Award from USC. [4] He donated US$2 million to the USC Institute of Armenian Studies in 2008. [3] In 2014, his wife Alia endowed the Alia Tutor Chair in Reproductive Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. [14] In 2022, his wife donated $17.5 million to Columbia Law School to fund the redesign of the law school library, the largest single commitment in the school's history. [15]
Tutor has two sons with his wife, Alia, and three daughters from previous marriages. [1] [14] One of his daughters is Tracy Tutor, a main cast member on the real estate reality television program, Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles. [16]