{{short description|American businessman and investor (born 1948)}} {{Infobox person |name = Howard Mark Lorber |image = |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|09|08}} |birth_place = Bronx, New York |death_date = |death_place = |other_names = |known_for = |employer = |occupation = CEO of Vector Group<br> Chairman of Douglas Elliman<br>Chairman of Nathan's Famous |net_worth = |education = Long Island University |spouse = Thea Hallman |children = 2 sons |parents = Charles Lorber<br> Celia Benrubi Lorber }}
'''Howard Mark Lorber''' (born September 8, 1948) is an American businessman and investor.
==Early life and education== Lorber was born to a Jewish family<ref>{{Cite web|last= |first= |authorlink= |title=Trump picks businessman Howard Lorber to head Holocaust Memorial Council - Jewish businessman, 68, is longtime friend of president and served as economic adviser during campaign |publisher=Times of Israel|date=May 11, 2017 |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-picks-businessman-howard-lorber-to-head-holocaust-memorial-council/ |accessdate=}}</ref> in The Bronx, the son of Charles and Celia (née Benrubi) Lorber<ref name=RealDealLorber /><ref>[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/northjersey/obituary.aspx?n=celia-benrubi-lorber&pid=153642900 The Record: "Celia Benrubi Lorber - Obituary"] September 15, 2011</ref> but grew up in Paramus, New Jersey.<ref name=RealDealLorber /> He attended Long Island University where he is currently on the board of trustees. Lorber Hall was named in his honor.<ref name=RealDealLorber /> While he was in college, Lorber joined The Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity.{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}}
==Career== He is the President and CEO of Vector Group Ltd., a holding company. He is also the Chairman of Douglas Elliman, a subsidiary of Vector, which is the largest residential real estate brokerage in the New York metropolitan area<ref name=RealDealLorber>[http://therealdeal.com/closings/howard-lorber/ The Real Deal: "Closings - Howard Lorber" By Amir Korangy] retrieved March 29, 2014</ref> with 4,000 brokers as of 2014 (and an additional 300 in Florida).<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/02/realestate/commercial/howard-m-lorber.html New York Times: "Howard M. Lorber - The 30-Minute Interview" by VIVIAN MARINO] April 1, 2014</ref>
Lorber is chairman of fast food chain Nathan's Famous.<ref name=RealDealLorber />
In May 2010, he became a member of the Board of Directors at Borders<ref name="forbes">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromPersonIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedPersonId=938154|title=Forbes Profile: Howard Lorber|website=Forbes |publisher=}}{{dead link|date=January 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
==Personal life== He is married to Thea Hallman.<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E01EEDC133EF930A25757C0A9639C8B63 New York Times: "Paid Notice: Deaths HALLMAN, LOUIS"] April 13, 2005</ref> His son Michael Lorber is a real estate broker at Douglas Elliman and was featured on ''Million Dollar Listing New York''.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/realestate/the-real-and-unreal-on-tvs-million-dollar-listing.html New York Times: "The Real and the Unreal on Reality TV" by ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO] May 2, 2013</ref> Lorber served as one of the top economic advisers to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.<ref name="jtankersley">{{cite news|last1=Tankersley|first1=Jim|title=Donald Trump's new team of billionaire advisers could threaten his populist message|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/08/05/donald-trumps-economic-team-the-ultra-rich-to-the-rescue/|accessdate=6 August 2016|newspaper=Washington Post|date=5 August 2016}}</ref>
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