Jared Kushner

Jared Kushner was born on January 10, 1981, to Serly Kushner and Charles Kushner. His father is also a real-estate developer. His paternal grandparents were Holocaust survivors from Navahrudak, Belarus who came to the U.S. in 1949.

He was raised in a modern orthodox Jewish family. He graduated from Frisch school in 1999. He used to be a member of debate, hockey and basketball teams. According to his former school officials describe he was less than stellar student.

He graduated with an A. B. degree from Harvard University and a dual JD/MBA degree from New York University. Kushner met Ivanka Trump through mutual friends in 2005.

They married in a Jewish wedding ceremony on October 25, 2009. Ivanka then converted into Judaism. The couple has three children born in 2011, 2013 and 2016. The family of five lives a happy life in a lavish home with a significant collection of art.

He started his real estate career while he was at Harvard University. He has increased his father’s company in the New York City real-estate market. In May 2015, he purchased 50.1% of the Times Square Building from Africa Israel Investments Ltd. For $295 million. At the age of 25, he purchased the New York Observer, a weekly New York City newspaper for $10 million.

He started publishing it in tabloid format and has since then been credited with increasing the Observer’s online presence and expanding the media group. He is said to be his Father-in-law’s “confidant” and one of Donald Trump’s closest advisors. Jared Kushner has been a life-long Democrat. He has also made major donations.

In April 2016, the New York Observer was among the handful of newspapers to officially endorse United Stated Presidential candidate Donald Trump but later they ended the campaign by choosing not to back up any presidential candidate at all.

Despite all the achievements he has had, his acquaintances don’t think of him as a very smart person. A real estate acquaintance of him once said in an interview about him “It’s dangerous to have someone who thinks he is so much smarter than he is put in a large position of power.”

Kushner made himself $20 million while he was still a student at Harvard as he was buying and selling buildings just for fun. He is the principal owner of Kushner Properties since his father spent a year behind bars.

He was convicted of tax evasion, illegal campaign donations, and witness tampering. His combined wealth with his wife Ivanka is $700 million.