Edward P. Roski, Jr. is an American

United States

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 real estate businessman in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, California

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Biography

Roski was born in Oklahoma and raised in Southern California. He is a graduate of Loyola High School

Loyola High School (Los Angeles)

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 and the Marshall School of Business

Marshall School of Business

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, University of Southern California

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, where in 1962 he earned a BS degree with emphasis on finance and real estate. He is also a Vietnam

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 veteran and a United States Marine

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 and served as an officer of the Marines from 1962 to 1966. While attending the University of Southern California

University of Southern California

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 he was a member of the Gamma Tau Chapter of the Beta Theta Pi

Beta Theta Pi

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 Fraternity. In 1994, Roski was awarded the Oxford Cup, the highest honor a brother of Beta Theta Pi can receive.

Roski is a member of the USC Board of Trustee

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Roski was rated #524 on Forbes

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' 2008 list of wealthiest people and rated #163 on The Forbes's 400 Richest Americans with a net worth of approximately $2.5 billion.