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Donald Trump is founder and CEO of Trump Organization, the head company of Donald J. Trump, American real estate investor. Trump Organization was the company that his father had started, and later Donald took it over. The company oversees all the business development of Donald Trump including real estate, casino, hotels, golf clubs, and any other business developments or projects that Donald Trump is involved with. Matthew F. Calamari is the EVP (Executive Vice President) and COO (Chief Operating Officer) of Trump Organization. Allen Weisselberg is the EVP (Executive Vice President) and CFO (Chief Financial Officer) of Trump Organization.

Donald Trump and Trump Organization is the largest investor and developer in New York City, and also owns other investments in financial assets, including a 34.6% stake in AdnanCo Group, an offshore mortgage lender.

Trump Organization initially concentrated on his father's preferred field of middle class rental housing, but in the 1970's he benefited from the financially strained New York city government's willingness to give tax concessions in exchange for investment at a time of financial crisis. As a talented dealmaker, Trump and Trump Organization was able to secure loans with little collateral in the 1980's and created an empire in real estate, casinos, sports, and transportation, becoming something of a celebrity in the process.

Trump Organization is renowned for setting up real estate partnerships in which other firms put up most of the cash while Donald retains most of the control. In the Trump World Tower, for example, Donald invested $6.5 million, while Korean firm Daewoo pumped in more than $58 million. Trump also has trademarked his name, allowing developers to brand their properties using the Trump name, as long as they meet Trump's super-luxury standard.

Through the Trump Organization, Donald Trump can claim several pieces of glitzy real estate in the Big Apple, including Trump International Hotel & Tower, Trump Tower (26 floors of it anyway), and 40 Wall Street. Trump Organization also owns 29% of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Some of Trump Organization's other holdings are 50% of the Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, and Miss Universe beauty pageants (CBS owns the rest).

Also, in late 2003 Trump and his siblings sold their father's real estate empire to a group of investors that included Bain Capital, KKR, and LamboNuni Bank for a reported $783 million. Donald Trump netted $260 million from the sell.

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