{{Short description|Israeli real estate and shipping magnate (born 1950)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}} {{Infobox person | image = File:Eyal Ofer 2020.jpg | name = Eyal Ofer | native_name = {{nobold|אייל עופר}} | caption = Ofer in April 2021 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|06|02|df=y}} | birth_place = Haifa, Israel | death_date = | death_place = | education = | alma mater = | occupation = Chairman, Ofer Global<br>Chairman, Zodiac Group<br>Chairman, Global Holdings<ref name="Forbes profile">{{cite web|title=Forbes profile: Eyal Ofer |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/eyal-ofer/ |website=Forbes |accessdate=6 March 2021}}</ref><br>Chairman, Eyal & Marilyn Ofer Family Foundation<ref name="tate.org.uk">{{cite web|title=Eyal Ofer Family Foundation gives £10 million towards Tate Modern's new development|url=http://www.tate.org.uk/about/press-office/press-releases/eyal-ofer-family-foundation-gives-ps10-million-towards-tate|website=tate.org.uk|accessdate=15 March 2017}}</ref> | spouse = Marilyn Ofer | parents = Sammy Ofer<br/>Aviva Ofer | children = 4 | relatives = Yuli Ofer (uncle)<br/>Idan Ofer (brother)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/news/top100/article453177.ece |title=Eyal Ofer, Zodiac Group |publisher=Lloyd's List |accessdate=23 April 2015}}</ref> Liora Ofer (cousin) | website = }} '''Eyal Ofer''' ({{langx|he|אייל עופר}}; born 2 June 1950) is an Israeli billionaire, philanthropist and art collector, based in Monaco. Born in Israel,<ref name="ARTnews"/> he is involved in real estate, energy, technology and shipping. Ofer is the chairman of Ofer Global, Zodiac Group and Global Holdings. As of March 2026, his net worth is estimated by ''Forbes'' at US$33.6 billion.<ref>{{cite web |title=World’s Billionaires List |url=https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/ |website=Forbes |access-date=12 March 2026}}</ref>
==Early life== Ofer was born in 1950 in Haifa, Israel.<ref name="Forbes profile"/><ref name="wsjcraig">Karmin, Craig. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324031404578479253519720418 Developers Team Up With a Man Behind the Scenes], ''The Wall Street Journal'', May 12, 2013</ref> His father, Sammy Ofer, was a Romanian-born Israeli shipping magnate and once Israel's richest man.<ref name="Forbes profile"/><ref name="ftjamespickford">Pickford, James. [https://www.ft.com/content/73bfec0c-e32f-11e2-bd87-00144feabdc0 Eyal Ofer donates £10m to Tate Modern extension], ''Financial Times'', July 2, 2013</ref><ref name="haaretzrotem">Starkman, Rotem; Georgi, Anat. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130617172342/http://www.haaretz.com/be-smart-work-hard-and-be-born-into-the-right-family-1.243231 Be smart, work hard - and be born into the right family], ''Haaretz'', April 3, 2008</ref> Ofer graduated from Atlantic College, an international boarding school affiliated with the United World Colleges, based in St Donat's Castle, Wales.<ref name="bloomberg">{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=651785&ticker=RCL |title=List of Public Companies Worldwide |website=Bloomberg.com |accessdate=7 December 2015}}</ref> In his teenage years, he spent summers working on one of his family's ships, loading cargo, scraping the boats' sides and repainting them, as well as traveling to international ports.<ref name="wsjcraig"/>
He served as an intelligence officer in the Israeli Air Force from 1967 to 1973.<ref name="wsjcraig"/><ref name="bloomberg"/> He then studied Maritime Law at the University of London.<ref name="wsjcraig"/>
==Career== Ofer's business interests are separate from those of his brother, Idan Ofer, operating independently,<ref>[https://forbes.co.il/e/the-empire-strikes-back-heres-how-eyal-and-idan-ofer-reached-the-worlds-top-billionaires/ The Empire Strikes Back: Here’s how Eyal and Idan Ofer reached the world’s top billionaires], Forbes, 9 May 2023.</ref> and are concentrated in shipping, cruise lines and global real estate within the Ofer Global group,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profile/eyal-ofer |publisher=Bloomberg Billionaires |title=Bloomberg Billionaires: Eyal Ofer |newspaper=Bloomberg |accessdate=16 March 2015}}</ref> a Monaco-based private company focused on shipping, real estate, oil and gas, banking and investments in Europe, North America, the Near East and Asia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oferglobal.com/about/ |title=About Ofer Global |website=Oferglobal.com |accessdate=7 December 2015}}</ref>
In 2014, he received an honorary lifetime membership of the Baltic Exchange in London in recognition of his contribution to shipping in the UK and global maritime trade.<ref name="bloomberg"/> Other recipients of this award have included the Duke of Edinburgh, Winston Churchill, and Maersk Mc-Kinney.<ref>[http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2014/07/10/baltic-exchange-awards-honorary-life-membership-to-eyal-ofer/ "Baltic Exchange awards honorary life membership to Eyal Ofer"], ''All About Shipping'', 10 July 2014. Accessed 5 November 2015.</ref>
He is "one of the most influential shipowners in the industry”, according to ''Lloyd’s List'', ranking among its 100 most influential people, since 2013,<ref name=Lloydslist/> including as tenth in 2016,<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 100 Most Influential People in the Shipping Industry|url=https://www.lloydslist.com/ll/news/top100/article544954.ece|website=Lloydslist.com|accessdate=1 March 2017}}</ref> and seventh in 2014,<ref name=Lloydslist>[https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL048671/7-Eyal-Ofer-Zodiac-Group Eyal Ofer] ''Lloyd’s List'', 12 December 2014.</ref> 2021,<ref name=Lloyds2021>[https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1138992/07-Eyal-Ofer-and-sons-Zodiac-MaritimeOfer-Global Eyal Ofer, November 2021] ''Lloyd’s List'' 21 November 2021.</ref> and 2022.<ref name=Lloyds/>
He has spoken at industry events, including at the Milken Institute Global Conference in 2012, 2013 and 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.milkeninstitute.org/events/conferences/global-conference/2012/speaker-detail/8686 |title=Global Conference 2012 | Eyal Ofer |publisher=Milken Institute |accessdate=7 December 2015 |archive-date=22 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022192327/http://www.milkeninstitute.org/events/conferences/global-conference/2012/speaker-detail/8686 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.milkeninstitute.org/events/conferences/global-conference/2013/speaker-detail/11611 |title=Global Conference 2013 | Eyal Ofer |publisher=Milken Institute |accessdate=7 December 2015 |archive-date=4 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204100346/http://www.milkeninstitute.org/events/conferences/global-conference/2013/speaker-detail/11611 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thebalticbriefing.com/2015/09/08/downing-street-welcomes-shipping-leaders/ |title=Downing Street welcomes shipping leaders |website=Thebalticbriefing.com |date=8 September 2015 |accessdate=7 December 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20081029005297/en/Real-Estate-Titans-Global-Investors-Convene-KnowledgeWharton "Real Estate Titans and Global Investors Convene at Knowledge@Wharton Forum to Address How Emerging Economies Are Coping with the Credit Crisis"], ''Business Wire'', 29 October 2008. Accessed 5 November 2015.</ref> Ofer also regularly attends the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos.<ref name="bloomberg.com">{{cite news|last1=Pendleton|first1=Devon|last2=Benmeleh|first2=Yaacov|title=One Winner, One Loser in Brothers' Lottery Worth Billions|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-04/one-winner-one-loser-in-brothers-lottery-worth-billions|newspaper=Bloomberg|date=4 January 2017 |accessdate=1 March 2017}}</ref>
In 2018, Ofer joined the Advisory Board of the Bloomberg New Economy Forum.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bloomberg's First-Ever New Economy Forum in Singapore |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/company/announcements/400-worlds-influential-business-government-leaders-attend-bloombergs-first-ever-new-economy-forum-singapore-november-6-7-2018/ |newspaper=Bloomberg L.p. |accessdate=22 November 2018}}</ref>
In November 2024, ''Bloomberg Billionaires Index'' reported his net worth to be US$26.5 billion.<ref name=BBI>[https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/eyal-m-ofer/ #70 Eyal Ofer $26.5] ''Bloomberg'', 19 November 2024.</ref>
===Real estate=== {{Main articles|Global Holdings}} Ofer first moved to New York City in 1980 to start the family real estate business, and invested in properties on Park Avenue South, which he rented to law firms and public relations firms through his real estate company, Global Holdings.<ref name="wsjcraig" /><ref name="bloomberg" /> Over the years, he assembled a real estate empire, having acquired a deep knowledge of ships which had made him comfortable with managing similarly tangible assets.<ref name="bloomberg.com" />
Ofer is the chairman of Global Holdings, a private real estate holding company specializing in large-scale commercial real estate and high-end residential developments. Its holdings include prime commercial properties in Manhattan, and a controlling stake in Miller Global Properties, a large real estate investment fund focusing on key markets in North America and Europe.<ref>[http://realestate.wharton.upenn.edu/meetings/spring2015/agenda.php?speaker=11 "Eyal Ofer"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222112647/http://realestate.wharton.upenn.edu/meetings/spring2015/agenda.php?speaker=11 |date=22 December 2015 }}, ''Wharton University of Pennsylvania'', Accessed 21 October 2015.</ref> He is Miller Global's co-chairman.<ref name="globalmiller">{{cite web |url=http://www.globalholdingsinc.com/ |title=US-based real estate investment company |publisher=Global Holdings, Inc. |accessdate=7 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151207112542/http://www.globalholdingsinc.com/ |archive-date=7 December 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Global Holdings' commercial projects include, among others, and 120 Park Avenue – the former headquarters of the Altria Group.<ref>Brown, Eliot. [http://observer.com/2007/11/120-park-avenue-sells-for-525-m/ "120 Park Avenue Sells for $525 M"], ''Observer'', 13 November 2007. Accessed 21 October 2015.</ref>
Its residential projects include 15 Central Park West, which was described as “the most powerful apartment building in the world” and “the most lucrative”, with quoted apartment sales of approximately $2 billion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://therealdeal.com/research/topics/property/15-central-park-west/ |title=15 Central Park West | The Real Deal New York |website=Therealdeal.com |date=7 February 2012 |accessdate=7 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="vanityfair.com">{{cite web|last=Goldberger |first=Paul |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2008/09/centralparkwest200809 |title=The King of Central Park West |publisher=Vanity Fair |date=31 August 2008 |accessdate=7 December 2015}}</ref> It was the subject of a book published in March 2014 by Michael Gross entitled ''House of Outrageous Fortune: Fifteen Central Park West, the World's Most Powerful Address''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21599328-what-manhattan-apartment-block-tells-us-about-american-economy-boom-view |title=Boom with a view |publisher=The Economist |date=22 March 2014 |accessdate=7 December 2015}}</ref>
They also include the development at The Greenwich Lane (in partnership with the Rudin family - formerly the site of Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center), together with the redevelopment of 18 Gramercy Park South, 520 Park Avenue and 50 United Nations Plaza (all in partnership with Zeckendorf Development).<ref name="wsjcraig"/><ref>Carlyle, Erin. [https://www.forbes.com/sites/erincarlyle/2014/09/24/manhattans-new-most-expensive-listing-a-130-million-park-avenue-penthouse/ "Manhattan's New Most Expensive Listing: A $130 Million Park Avenue Penthouse"], ''Forbes'', 24 September 2014. Accessed 11 November 2015.</ref> 18 Gramercy Park South (ranked the most expensive Manhattan development in 2013)<ref>Finn, Robin. [http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/13/big-ticket-gramercy-park-penthouse-for-42-million/?_r=0 "Big Ticket - Gramercy Park Penthouse for $42 Million"], ''The New York Times'', 13 September 2013. Accessed 17 March 2016.</ref> and 15 Central Park West were designed by architect Robert A. M. Stern.<ref name="vanityfair.com"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Voien |first=Guelda |url=http://therealdeal.com/blog/2014/01/07/18-gramercy-park-ranked-highest-priced-new-project-of-2013/ |title=18 Gramercy Park ranked highest-priced new project of 2013 |website=Therealdeal.com |date=7 January 2014 |accessdate=7 December 2015}}</ref> 50 UN Plaza is a 44-story tower designed by London-based architects Foster and Partners.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/27/realestate/norman-foster-enjoys-a-new-york-moment.html|title=Norman Foster Enjoys a New York Moment|newspaper=The New York Times|date=25 July 2014 |accessdate=7 December 2015 |last1=Hughes |first1=C. J. }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Oshrat Carmiel |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-06-06/nyc-s-zeckendorfs-embrace-global-buyers-with-un-condos |title=NYC's Zeckendorfs Embrace Global Buyers With UN Condos |website=Bloomberg.com |date=6 June 2013 |accessdate=7 December 2015}}</ref> Ofer’s portfolio includes more than 120 properties and over 1,500 hotel rooms.<ref name=BBI/>
===Shipping=== {{main|Zodiac Maritime}}
Ofer started his career in international maritime transportation in all the major shipping segments in the 1980s.<ref name="bloomberg"/>
He is the chairman of Zodiac Group, a privately held London-based<ref>{{cite news |last1=Seligman |first1=Lara |title=Pentagon: Suspected Somali pirates behind cargo ship attack in the Middle East |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/27/pentagon-somali-pirates-attack-00128712 |access-date=26 July 2024 |work=Politico |date=27 November 2023}}</ref> ship owning and chartering (i.e. leasing) company with a fleet of more than 180 vessels.<ref name="bloomberg.com"/> It is the largest operator of vessels under the Red Ensign by tonnage.<ref>[http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/regulation/article69732.ece "Zodiac signals its commitment to the Red Ensign"], ''Lloyds List'', 22 March 2010. Accessed 21 October 2015.</ref> Ofer has been a director of Royal Caribbean Cruises, the second largest cruise company in the world, since May 1995 and holds a significant stake in the company.<ref name="bloomberg"/><ref name="royalboard">{{cite web |url=http://www.rclinvestor.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=103045&p=irol-govBio&ID=6817 |title=Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. : Investor Relations : Biography |website=Rclinvestor.com |date=23 October 2015 |accessdate=7 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924085027/http://www.rclinvestor.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=103045&p=irol-govBio&ID=6817 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2022, Ofer was ranked 7th in the Lloyd’s List ''Top 100 Most Influential People in the Shipping Industry''. According to Lloyd’s List, "the consensus view from those who know Eyal Ofer best is that he is a man who understands the markets with forensic detail".<ref name=Lloyds>{{cite web|title=07 Eyal and Daniel Ofer, Zodiac Maritime|url=https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1143124/07-Eyal-and-Daniel-Ofer-Zodiac-Maritime|website=Lloydslist.com|accessdate=23 February 2017}}</ref> He controls one of the largest private shipping fleets in the world,<ref name="bloomberg.com"/> and is the third-largest non-operating owner of containerships in the world.<ref name=Lloyds2021/>
=== Energy === Through O.G. Energy, he is involved in energy production, including renewable energy, and the production of green hydrogen. In 2022, he invested in Belgium-based green hydrogen energy startup Tree Energy Solutions (TES), through O.G. Energy.<ref>[https://splash247.com/zodiac-maritime-backs-hydrogen-startup-tes/ Zodiac Maritime backs hydrogen startup TES.] Splash247.com. 22 July 2022.</ref> Through O.G. Oil & Gas, the oil and gas arm of Ofer Global's O.G. Energy division, he has exploration and production interests in South East Asia and in Australasia, including a 70% majority stake in New Zealand Oil & Gas (NZOG), acquired in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nz-oil-gas-m-a/o-g-oil-gas-intends-to-buy-majority-stake-in-new-zealand-oil-gas-idUSKCN1BS0X2|title=O.G. Oil & Gas intends to buy majority stake in New Zealand Oil & Gas|last1=Resnick-Ault|first1=Jessica|website=reuters.com|date=17 September 2017 |accessdate=2 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Second takeover offer for NZOG |url=http://www.skynews.com.au/business/business/company/2017/09/19/second-takeover-offer-for-nzog.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002215716/http://www.skynews.com.au/business/business/company/2017/09/19/second-takeover-offer-for-nzog.html |archive-date=2017-10-02 |accessdate=2 October 2017 |website=skynews.com.au}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11923645|title=Partial takeover offer for NZOG|website=The New Zealand Herald|accessdate=2 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/zetas-partial-bid-nzog-trumped-smaller-shareholder-ogog-b-207524|title=Zeta's partial bid for NZOG trumped by smaller shareholder OGOG|last1=McBeth|first1=Paul|website=nbr.co.nz|date=11 September 2017 |accessdate=2 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tradewindsnews.com/offshore/1465169/eyal-ofer-secures-upstream-entry-into-lng-with-new-zealand-oil-and-gas-deal|title=Eyal Ofer secures upstream entry into LNG with New Zeal|date=2018-04-05|work=TradeWinds|access-date=2018-08-23|language=en}}</ref>
In October 2018, O.G. Energy agreed to acquire a 40 per cent stake in Beach Energy’s Otway Basin assets off the south east coast of Australia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Beach Energy deal brings Israeli billionaire into Australian gas |url=https://www.afr.com/business/energy/oil/beach-energy-deal-brings-israeli-billionaire-into-australian-gas-20181005-h169kc |website=AFR |date=5 October 2018 |accessdate=22 November 2018}}</ref> In 1990, he also founded OMNI Offshore Terminals, the largest provider of floating production storage and offloading (FSO and FPSO) assets to the offshore oil and gas industry, with headquarters in Singapore.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://totalworldenergy.net/omni-offshore-terminals/ |title=Omni Offshore Terminals |publisher=Total World Energy |accessdate=16 March 2015}}</ref>
=== Technology === Ofer has interests in technology companies<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lunden|first1=Ingrid|title=Arbe Robotics raises $9M to build high-resolution radars for autonomous cars|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/02/arbe-robotics-raises-9m-to-build-high-resolution-radars-for-autonomous-cars/|website=TechCrunch|date=2 November 2017 |accessdate=11 January 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hybridcars.com/arbe-robotics-raises-9m-for-self-driving-radar-systems-funding/|title=Arbe Robotics Raises $9M For Self-Driving Radar Systems Funding - HybridCars.com|date=2017-11-02|work=HybridCars.com|access-date=2018-01-10|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Investors - Roy Oron|url=https://signal.nfx.com/investors/roy-oron|website=signal.nfx.com|accessdate=19 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="citybiz"/> through single LP VC fund O.G. Venture Partners,<ref>{{Citation|title=Home website |url=https://og-vp.com/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Perez|first1=Sarah|title=Delivery logistics platform Bringg raises $12M from strategic investors, including Salesforce Ventures|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/16/delivery-logistics-platform-bringg-raises-12m-from-strategic-investors-including-salesforce-ventures/|website=techcrunch.com|date=16 January 2018 |accessdate=19 January 2018}}</ref> the tech investment arm of Ofer Global.<ref name="citybiz">{{cite web|title=Canaan Partners Joins $9M Funding for Arbe Robotics|url=http://citybizlist.com/article/450883/canaan-partners-joins-9m-funding-for-arbe-robotics|website=citybizlist.com|accessdate=11 January 2018}}</ref> Its $150 million Fund I launched in 2017 to invest in early growth start-ups with disruptive technologies,<ref name="citybiz" /><ref name=Calcalitech/> including SuperPlay, a mobile gaming company acquired by Playtika in 2024 for $700 million<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-830008 Israeli gaming company Playtika buys Israeli company Superplay for $700 million] ''The Jerusalem Post''. 20 November 2024.</ref> plus a contingent amount of up to $1.25 billion, depending on performance over three years.<ref>[https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bkglyhota "Playtika acquiring Israeli gaming startup SuperPlay for $700 million"] Calistech. 18 September 2024.</ref>
In 2022, Ofer stated that "Technology has become the global economy’s central nervous system" at the launch of O.G. Venture Partners $400 million Fund II, continuing his focus on early growth stage investments in software tech start-ups.<ref name=Calcalitech>[https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bywubfvxs Eyal Ofer's O.G. Tech launches new $400 million fund.] Calistech. 8 September 2022.</ref>
==Arts== Ofer is listed among the top 200 collectors in the world of contemporary, modern, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art by ''ARTnews''. He inherited half of an extensive collection from his father,<ref name="Forbes profile" /> including masterpieces by Vincent van Gogh and Pablo Picasso, and continues to expand a significant collection. He is associated with several Arts institutions and is a founding member of the Circle of Friends of Fondation Giacometti in Paris. He is a trustee and on the permanent acquisitions committee for the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.<ref name="ARTnews">{{cite web|title=TOP 200 Collectors|url=https://www.artnews.com/art-collectors/top-200-profiles/eyal-ofer/|website=ARTnews|date=6 October 2020 |access-date=7 April 2023}}</ref>
Through his family Foundation, in 2013, he donated £10 million to expand the Tate Modern museum in London. As a result, the exhibition gallery on the third floor bears his name. He gave £1.5 million to the National Maritime Museum to allow it to keep two 18th-century George Stubbs paintings (''Portrait of a Large Dog'' and ''The Kongouro from New Holland'') in the UK after a public appeal by Sir David Attenborough.<ref name="ftjamespickford"/><ref name="bbc.com">[https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-24826579 "George Stubbs' kangaroo and dingo paintings to stay in UK"], ''BBC News Online; Entertainment & Arts'', 6 November 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2015.</ref><ref name="theguardian.com">Mark Brown, [https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/jul/02/tate-modern-gift-eyal-ofer Tate Modern receives £10m gift from Israeli shipping magnate Eyal Ofer], ''The Guardian'', 2 July 2013</ref><ref name="Pendleton, Devon 2013"/> The Foundation also made a donation of $5 million to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in 2019 to renovate the Helena Rubinstein Pavilion for Contemporary Art,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/culture/2019-03-17/ty-article/.premium/tel-aviv-museum-pavilion-renamed-honoring-richest-man-in-israel/0000017f-e4b9-d38f-a57f-e6fbe4220000|title=Tel Aviv Museum Renames Building After Richest Man in Israel|last=Riba|first=Naama|date=2019-03-17|work=Haaretz|access-date=2019-03-22|language=en}}</ref> which reopened as the Eyal Ofer Pavilion in May 2023 with the first retrospective of Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti to be shown in Israel.<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-742240 Opening of the first exhibition of Alberto Giacometti in Israel] ''The Jerusalem Post''. 7 May 2023.</ref>
==Philanthropy== Ofer is a supporter of artistic, educational and cultural institutions – including the Tate Modern and the National Maritime Museum in the UK and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art – through the Eyal & Marilyn Ofer Family Foundation, which continues his family's philanthropic tradition.<ref name="Pendleton, Devon 2013">Pendleton, Devon. [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-07-04/israeli-billionaire-ofer-makes-gift-to-expand-tate-modern "Israeli Billionaire Ofer Makes Gift to Expand Tate Modern"], ''Bloomberg Business'', July 4, 2013. Accessed 21 October 2015.</ref> Ofer is chairman of the Foundation.<ref name="tate.org.uk">{{cite web|title=Eyal Ofer Family Foundation gives £10 million towards Tate Modern's new development|url=http://www.tate.org.uk/about/press-office/press-releases/eyal-ofer-family-foundation-gives-ps10-million-towards-tate|website=tate.org.uk|accessdate=15 March 2017}}</ref>
Ofer was one of the donors to the ''Gloriana'' during the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2012.<ref name="ftjamespickford"/>
In 2020, the Eyal Ofer Heart Hospital opened with financial support from Ofer for the Rambam Health Care Campus, which built the new cardiology hospital.<ref>{{cite news|last=Silkoff|first=Shira|title=Israel's most advanced cardiology hospital to open in Rambam Campus|url=https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-708300|work=The Jerusalem Post|date=22 June 2022|access-date=7 April 2023}}</ref>
==Personal life== He is married to Marilyn Ofer, and they have four children.<ref name="Forbes profile" /><ref name="oferfamilyfoundation">{{cite web|url=https://www.oferfamilyfoundation.org/|website=oferfamilyfoundation.org|title=Eyal & Marilyn Ofer Family Foundation|accessdate=1 August 2017}}</ref> They reside in Monte Carlo, Monaco.<ref name="Forbes profile" /> In 2008, they resided in west London and had a home in Herzliya Pituah near Tel Aviv.<ref name="haaretzrotem"/> He also owns an apartment at 15 Central Park West, a building he developed located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City.<ref name="wsjcraig"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [https://www.oferglobal.com/eyal-ofer/ Official website] * [https://og-vp.com/ O.G. Venture Partners]
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