Donald Bren
Chairman, The Irvine Company
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Mr. Bren has been deeply involved in California real estate as a master planner and a master builder for over 50 years.
Phone (949) 720-2000
Mr. Bren has been deeply involved in California real estate as a master planner and a master builder for over 50 years.
Property Types
Office, Retail, Multi-Family, Residential
Markets
Chicago, Orange County (California), San Diego, South Bay/San Jose
Bio
Donald Bren, Chairman of the Board of Irvine Company, has been deeply involved in California real estate as a master planner and a master builder for over 50 years.
Born in Los Angeles, California, Bren earned a degree in economics and business administration from the University of Washington. Following his education, he served three years as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Bren joined the Mission Viejo Company in 1963 as president, initiating the master planning and master building of the 11,000-acre new community of Mission Viejo, California. In 1967, Bren sold his interest in the Mission Viejo Company to expand his activities in new master-planned communities within Southern California including Westlake Village and Newhall Ranch, and Foster City in the San Francisco Bay Area.
In 1977, Bren became a member of the investment group that purchased Irvine Company from the Irvine Foundation. Bren was elected Chairman of the Board in 1983 and later became the principal shareholder.
During the last 40 years, under Bren’s leadership and vision, the Irvine Company has professionally planned and master built the all-new City of Irvine and the Newport Coast, creating one of America’s most desirable regions. The City of Irvine currently has a population of more than 300,000, growing to an estimated 325,000 people over the next 10 years, with an equal number of employment positions.
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