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| Born | 1947 (age 77–78) |
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| Children | 4, includingOrin Wilf |
| Parent(s) | Harry and Judith Wilf |
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Leonard A. Wilf (born 1947) is an American businessman, the president ofGarden Homes, the co-owner and vice chairman of theMinnesota Vikings football team,[1] and co-owner of theNashville SC.
Leonard Wilf was born inGöggingen, Germany, the son of Holocaust survivors Harry Wilf and Judith Wilf (died 2006).[2][3] From the age of nine, he grew up in New Jersey.[2] Wilf earned a B.A. degree fromBoston University, aJ.D. degree fromGeorgetown University, and an LL.M. degree in taxation fromNew York University.[4]
Wilf grew up inHillside, New Jersey in a home adjoining that of his cousinZygi.[5]
Wilf is president of the family-owned real estate development company,Garden Homes.[1]
With his cousins, brothersZygi andMark Wilf, he co-owns theMinnesota Vikings football team.[4] In August 2017, Wilf and his cousins became co-owners of theNashville SC alongside lead investorJohn Ingram.[6] In 2015, the Wilf family had an estimated net worth of $5 billion.[7]
Wilf has sat on the Board of Trustees ofNewYork–Presbyterian Hospital since 2009.[8] Wilf is chairman of the American Society for Yad Vashem, and has been on theUnited States Holocaust Memorial Museum Council.[2]
Wilf was married to the educator and philanthropist Dr. Marcia Robbins-Wilf.[9] She is the daughter ofSaul Robbins, the co-founder of theRemco toy company, and his wife Ruth.[10][11] Their divorce negotiations took 12 years, with $20 million in fees for lawyers and accountants.[9] According to Wilf, "I was divorced, married and had a baby all in one week."[9]
Wilf and his wife Beth have four children and live in New York City.[4] He is a member ofMountain Ridge Country Club inWest Caldwell, and a keen golfer.[9]
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