Bruce Ratner
Bruce Ratner was born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States on January 23rd, 1945 and is the Entrepreneur. At the age of 79, Bruce Ratner biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Bruce Ratner (born January 23, 1945 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American philanthropist, real estate developer, and former minority owner of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets.
Family and education
Ratner was born into a Jewish family in the Cleveland metropolitan area, the son of Anne (nee Spott) and Harry Ratner, one of eight children to immigrate to the US from Poland. Four of his paternal uncles, Leonard Ratner, Charles Ratner, Max Ratner, and Nate Shafran along with his aunt, Fannye Ratner Shafran founded Forest City Enterprises in 1920; originally a construction materials company it eventually evolved into construction and then into real estate development. Ratner's older brother was the late civil liberties attorney and activist Michael Ratner and his sister is Ellen Ratner, a former news analyst for Fox News. Ratner graduated from Harvard College in 1967, and earned a Juris Doctor from Columbia University in 1970.
Center For Early Detection of Cancer
In 2016, Ratner established the Center for Early Detection of Cancer in memory of his brother, Michael Ratner.
Personal life
Ratner has two daughters: Elizabeth ("Lizzy") Ratner, a senior editor at The Nation magazine, and Rebecca ("Rebbie") Ratner, a filmmaker. Following his first marriage, he was married to plastic surgeon Pamela Lipkin from 2008 to 2017. As of 2020, he is married to Linda E. Johnson, President and CEO of the Brooklyn Public Library.
Early career
Ratner was the director of the Model Cites program until 1973 after graduating law school in 1970. Ratner was in charge of the Consumer Protection Division in the former mayor of New York City John Lindsay's administration. Ratner taught at New York University's law school from 1974 to 1978. Ratner returned to work for the City of New York after his teaching career. He went after fraudulent merchants, repairmen, and alarm companies under Mayor Ed Koch's leadership. Ratner was in charge of Public Affairs for four years beginning in 1978. He then turned to real estate development.