Howard Lorber
Howard Mark Lorber is an American businessman and investor.
Early life and education
Lorber was born to a Jewish family in The Bronx, the son of Charles and Celia Lorber but grew up in Paramus, New Jersey. He attended Long Island University where he is currently on the board of trustees. Lorber Hall was named in his honor. While he was in college, Lorber joined The Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity.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 with 4,000 brokers as of 2014.Lorber is chairman of fast food chain Nathan's Famous.
In May 2010, he became a member of the Board of Directors at Borders