David Simon is the CEO of Simon Property Group Inc., the largest publicly traded retail real estate company in the United States. The Simon Property Group is a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust that, through its subsidiary partnership, is engaged primarily in the ownership, development, management, leasing, acquisition and expansion of income-producing retail properties, primarily regional malls, premium outlet centers, and community and lifestyle centers. The company currently owns or holds interests in approximately 300 properties in North America and holds interests in more than 50 properties in Europe and Japan. Previously, Simon was a vice president of Wasserstein Perella & Co., a Wall Street firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions, and leveraged buyouts. He is the former chairman of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts board of governors and is a former trustee of the International Council of Shopping Centers. Simon earned a bachelor's degree at Indiana University and an MBA at Columbia University's Graduate School of Business.

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Real Estate: Has the Boom Busted?

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