Donald Trump: The Real Estate Emperor

Donald Trump is an American real-estate developer, author and television personality. Trump has been a major figure in both domestic and international real estate since the late 1960s and continues to build and diversify his business empire. Trump was raised in New York City and attended Fordham University and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Immediately after earning his degree in Economics, he returned to New York and went to work for his father's real estate company, The Trump Organization. His first major success was transforming the bankrupt Commodore Hotel into the Grand Hyatt.

Other Trump properties include Trump Tower, valued at $288 million, Trump World Tower, valued at $290, and a variety of Trump resort casinos located around the United States. In addition, the Trump name is licensed to properties worldwide, earning Trump an estimated $562 million. Since its premiere in 2003, Trump has also earned two Emmy Awards for his role in the reality show The Apprentice, on which he appears as himself and for which he is reportedly paid $3 million per episode.