Founder, Executive ChairÂ
Caruso
Caruso is the founder and executive chairman of Caruso, one of the largest privately held real estate companies in the country and responsible for prominent retail destinations such as The Grove, Palisades Village and The Americana at Brand. Under his leadership, the company has achieved a compounded annual growth rate of nearly 20% since its inception. Early in his career, Caruso served as the youngest commissioner in the city’s history. He, and his wife Tina, founded the Caruso Family Foundation in 1991, which helps underserved children and their families break the cycle of poverty. Caruso launched Steadfast LA in response to the recent Los Angeles wildfires, a civic nonprofit organization dedicated to streamlining rebuilding Los Angeles.
YEARS ON LA500: 10
