Geoffrey Palmer
$2.0B
Born
May 11, 1950
Age
75
Source of Wealth
Real estate
Residence
Beverly Hills, California
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Married
Children
0
Education
Doctor of Jurisprudence, Pepperdine Caruso School of Law; Bachelor of Arts/Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder
- Geoffrey Palmer is one of the largest apartment developers in Los Angeles, with more than 13,000 units in the greater L.A. metro area.
- Palmer got his start developing residential projects in Los Angeles in the 1970s before starting his own firm, G.H. Palmer Associates, in 1978.
- His first projects were condos in the Santa Clarita valley in north Los Angeles county; he built his first apartment complex in Santa Clarita in 1985.
- Palmer is a major financial backer of former president Donald Trump, donating nearly $20 million to his campaigns and PACs from 2016 to 2024.
- Palmer gained notoriety for his lawsuits against the city of L.A., most famously by successfully suing to block its affordable housing policy in 2009.
- Palmer has spent millions of dollars to defeat rent control ballot initiatives in California in 2018 and 2020, plus a failed attempt to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom.
- Palmer is a competitive polo player in France.
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