Winnick, Gary — Winnick & Co. | Los Angeles Business Journal

Winnick, Gary — Winnick & Co

Chairman

Winnick & Co.

THE LATEST: Winnick made headlines outside of the finance space last year when he listed his Bel Air home for $225 million. The lofty price tag made the storied 40, 000-square-foot Casa Encantada the most expensive publicly listed home in U.S. history. Winnick ranked No. 44 on the Business Journal&s 2019 list of Wealthiest Angelenos with an estimated net worth of $1.7 billion.

BACKGROUND: Founded by Winnick in 1985, Winnick & Co. works with entrepreneurs and early stage businesses in sports, digital media, entertainment, technology, software, financial services, telecommunications, health care and real estate. In 2002, Winnick made $734 million from the sale of stock in Global Crossing, a telecommunications company he founded. He started his career at Drexel Burham Lambert. Winnick sits on the boards of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Museum of Modern Art. He also chairs the Winnick Family Foundation.

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