Rick Caruso

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rick Caruso
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jan 7, 1959(1959-01-07)
Age	65
Birthplace	Los Angeles
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Capricorn

Rick Caruso Biography

Rick Caruso is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on January 7, 1959 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Rick Joseph Caruso, born January 7, 1959, is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. Caruso is an American real estate company. He is its founder and chief executive officer. He was president of the Los Angeles Police Commission and member of the Board of Water and Power Commissioners. He is also the chairman of University of Southern California’s board of trustees.

Caruso worked as a real estate lawyer in Finley Kumble’s corporate finance department. However, in 1990 he decided to quit law and develop residential and retail properties full-time.

In August 2001, Caruso was appointed by Mayor James K. Hahn to the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners and was elected its president. In this role, he led the selection process that resulted in the hiring of former New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton as the Los Angeles Chief of Police. During Caruso’s tenure as president of the Police Commission, the crime rate in Los Angeles dropped 37.3% from 2002 to 2006.

In 2008, Caruso was elected to serve as a member of the Los Angeles Coliseum Commission, which oversees the operations of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and nearby Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. During his tenure on the commission, Caruso advocated for its reform, including the resignation of its general manager, and the replacement of the commission itself with a new governing body. He advocated a ban on rave parties at the two venues.

He founded Caruso in 1987. It is a company that develops and owns properties like The Grove at Farmers Market, Los Angeles, The Americana at Brand, Glendale, The Promenade at Westlake and The Lakes at Thousands Oaks (coowned by The City of Thousand Oaks), 8500 Burton Way and Waterside Marina Del Rey.

Rick Caruso Net Worth

Rick Caruso is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rick Caruso 's net worth 3.4 billion USD (2020). (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Caruso was born Los Angeles. Henry Caruso was his father and founder of Dollar Rent-A-Car. He also owned many Los Angeles car dealerships. Gloria Caruso, his mother, was a billboard model and philanthropist in her youth. Rick earned a bachelor of science from the University of Southern California in 1981. He was also a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and the Trojan Knights. As a Margaret Martin Block Scholar, he received a degree in 1983 from Pepperdine University School of Law. He was named the Pepperdine School of Law’s Alumnus of Year in 1995.

At 26 years old, Mayor Tom Bradley named Caruso to be the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s commissioner. He was the youngest commissioner in Los Angeles history.

In 1995, Caruso was named Alumnus of the Year by Pepperdine School of Law. Caruso and his wife, Tina, established the Caruso Loan Forgiveness Fund which covers the law school loan payments for ten years for low-income and other underserved students.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Rick Caruso Dating?

According to our records, Rick Caruso married to Tina Caruso. As of December 1, 2023, Rick Caruso’s is not dating anyone.

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His daughter, Gianna “Gigi”, was born with hearing loss and was treated at USC’s Keck School of Medicine. In 2015, Caruso and his wife Tina donated a further $25 million to USC, to endow and name the USC Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. He sits on the board of the National Institute of Transplantation and is on the Board of St. John’s Health Center and The California Medical Center Foundation.

Facts & Trivia

Rick Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Rick Caruso celebrates birthday on January 7 of every year.

In October of 2019, Caruso donated $50 million to Pepperdine School of Law, resulting in a name change to the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law. This gift will go to historically underrepresented students, as well as to law students pursuing public interest law.

Is rick caruso republican?

A former member of the Republican Party, Caruso changed his affiliation to the Democratic Party when he became a candidate in the 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election.

Who owns the Grove Los Angeles?

Rick Caruso is a Los Angeles real estate developer who has built some of the country’s most successful shopping centers. Three of those centers–The Grove, The Americana and Palisades Village–rank among the 15 largest in the country in sales per square foot.

How much is Caruso worth?

Caruso served as chair of USC’s Board of Trustees from 2018 to 2022. The Times said that Caruso, whose net worth is estimated by Forbes to be $4.3 billion , declined to release information about his income, but the report also claimed he paid more than $2.3 million in business income taxes.

Who is Rick Caruso's daughter?

Gianna Caruso

Who owns Caruso Ford?

Caruso Ford, Caruso Lincoln and Caruso Mazda have occupied a lot on Cherry Ave. just above the 405 freeway for 28 years, however its owner Henry Caruso has decided not to renew his contract with Mazda, effectively ending sales of the car in city limits.