Jared Kushner is, of course, Trump’s son-in-law and trusted advisor. In 2013, Kushner invested in the Piazza at Schmidts/The Schmidt’s Commons and Liberties Walk with Oaktree Capital Management when developer Bart Blatstein sold 60% of his interest in the properties. Address: 1001 N 2nd Street, Piazza at Schmidts/The Schmidt’s Commons Phone number: 215-825-7552, Piazza at
Billionaire investors Howard Marks and Bruce Karsh are Co-Chairmen of the enormous, Los Angeles-based private equity firm Oaktree Capital Management. In 2013, they invested in Philadelphia’s Piazza at Schmidts/The Schmidt’s Commons and Liberties Walk with Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Address: 1001 N 2nd Street, Piazza at Schmidts/The Schmidt’s Commons Phone number: (213) 830-6300, Oaktree Capital
According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, George Norcross is “a South Jersey Democratic power broker and insurance tycoon.” He is a member of Mar-a-Lago and a longtime friend of Trump. According to an article in The Palm Beach Daily News, Norcross consulted Trump when he and his wife bought a $10.9 million home on luxurious Everglades
Bruce Toll is the co-founder of Toll Brothers, a Pennsylvania-based luxury homebuilder with properties across the United States. He retired from the Toll Brothers board last year and is now a principal at BET Investments, a real estate investment firm that owns, manages, and develops office buildings, retail complexes, and apartment buildings. Toll is a
Eric Foss is the Chairman, President, and CEO of Aramark. Aramark is a prison profiteer corporation; it operates commissaries, laundry facilities, kitchens, and facility management for more than 500 prisons in the United States. Aramark’s Healthcare and Correctional Services Businesses generate approximately $2.4 billion in annual revenue. Earlier this year, Aramark won a three-year, $154
Phil Rinaldi is the retired Chairman and CEO of Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest oil refining complex on the East Coast. For the last several years, he has also been the architect and public cheerleader of a plan to make Philadelphia an “energy hub,” vastly expanding dirty oil and gas infrastructure in the region. In
Joshua Harris is a billionaire Co-founder and Senior Managing Director of private equity giant Apollo Global Management. He also owns the Philadelphia 76ers. In March, he was among a handful of business leaders who met with Trump to discuss the President’s infrastructure plan, which private equity firms including Apollo stand to make enormous profits from.
Jay Weitzman is the President and Founder of Park America, a parking management company based in Bala Cynwyd. The company has 10 parking garages across Philadelphia, as well as additional locations in New Jersey, Delaware, Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, and Florida. In December, Weitzman contributed $25,000 to Trump’s inaugural fundraising committee. Address: 1 Bala Avenue
John McNesby is the President of Philadelphia’s police union, the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5. Like the national FOP, the Philadelphia police union endorsed Trump for president. McNesby is also one of several FOP leaders who recently met with Trump, Pence, and Sessions for a “listening session.” Address: 11630 Caroline Road, FOP Lodge #5
James Schultz is a partner at Cozen O’Connor and the former general counsel of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In late January, he was selected to work as associate White House counsel and special assistant to President Trump. Schultz was an early supporter of Trump who helped on his ultimately successful primary campaign in Pennsylvania. Schultz