Edward P. Roski

Edward P. Roski Biography

Edward P. Roski, Jr. (born in 1938) is an American real estate businessman in Los Angeles, California.

Biography

Roski was born in Oklahoma and raised in Southern California. He is a graduate of Loyola High School and the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, where in 1962 he earned a BS degree with emphasis on finance and real estate. He is also a Vietnam veteran and a United States Marine and served as an officer of the Marines from 1962 to 1966. While attending the University of Southern California he was a member of the Gamma Tau Chapter of the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. In 1994, Roski was awarded the Oxford Cup, the highest honor a brother of Beta Theta Pi can receive.

Roski is a member of the USC Board of Trustees; he was elected vice-chairman of the board in 2007, and succeeded Stanley Gold as chairman in 2008. The USC Roski School of Fine Arts was renamed after Roski's wife, Gayle, following a $23 million donation to the school in 2006. He is also half-owner, with Phillip Anschutz, of the NHL's Los Angeles Kings.

Roski was rated #363 on Forbes' 2013 list of wealthiest people and rated #104 on The Forbes's 400 Richest Americans. Forbes estimated that his net worth was approximately $3.7 billion.

Roski is behind an attempt to build a stadium in Industry, California to attract a NFL team. Roski is also cited in local newspapers as the owner of the Silverton Casino Lodge in the Las Vegas, Nevada area, and in 2001 made a substantial offer to buy the former Las Vegas Hilton.

Edward and Gayle Roski both received honorary PhDs from the University of Southern California in 2013.

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