Leonard Wilf
{{Short description|American businessman}}
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| name = Leonard Wilf
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1947}}
| birth_place = Göggingen, Allied-occupied Germany
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| nationality = American
| education = {{unbulleted list|Boston University (BA)|Georgetown University (JD)|New York University (LLM)}}
| occupation = {{unbulleted list | President of Garden Homes | Co-owner of the Minnesota Vikings, Orlando City SC, and Orlando Pride}}
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- Marcia Robbins-Wilf
- Beth Wilf
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| children = 4, including Orin Wilf
| parents = Harry and Judith Wilf
| relations = {{unbulleted list | Zygi Wilf (cousin) | Mark Wilf (cousin)| Saul Robbins (father-in-law)}}
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Leonard A. Wilf (born 1947) is an American businessman, the president of Garden Homes, the co-owner and vice chairman of the Minnesota Vikings football team,{{cite web|title=Executive Profile: Leonard A. Wilf|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=4141723&privcapId=30641699|website=Bloomberg LP|accessdate=23 December 2017}} and co-owner of the Nashville SC.
Early life
Leonard Wilf was born in Göggingen, Germany, the son of Holocaust survivors Harry Wilf and Judith Wilf (died 2006).{{cite web|url=https://www.yadvashemusa.org/team/leonard-a-wilf/|title=Leonard A. Wilf|publisher=|accessdate=26 December 2017}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/02/classified/paid-notice-deaths-wilf-judith-382174.html|title=Paid Notice: Deaths WILF, JUDITH|newspaper=The New York Times |date=2 July 2006|publisher=|accessdate=24 December 2017}} From the age of nine, he grew up in New Jersey. Wilf earned a B.A. degree from Boston University, a J.D. degree from Georgetown University, and an LL.M. degree in taxation from New York University.{{cite web|url=http://www.vikings.com/team/staff/leonard-wilf/1f5cf794-b581-4ae7-892c-969237a03e76|title=Minnesota Vikings: Leonard Wilf|publisher=|accessdate=23 December 2017}}
Wilf grew up in Hillside, New Jersey in a home adjoining that of his cousin Zygi.
Craig, Mark via Minneapolis Star Tribune. [http://www.myajc.com/sports/vikings-owners-have-legacy-resilience/9jb5t8eLUTESKPyuDYnjQM/ "Vikings owners have a legacy of resilience"], The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 31, 2015. Accessed December 27, 2017. "Once upon a time, Wellington Mara’s New York Giants were almost all that mattered to young Zygi and Lenny, who still hasn’t thrown out his eighth grade Riddell football helmet. Zygi played competitive tennis but was a backyard football enthusiast as he and Lenny grew up practically as brothers in adjoining homes in Hillside, N.J."
Career
Wilf is president of the family-owned real estate development company, Garden Homes.
With his cousins, brothers Zygi and Mark Wilf, he co-owns the Minnesota Vikings football team. In August 2017, Wilf and his cousins became co-owners of the Nashville SC alongside lead investor John Ingram.{{cite news|last1=Garrison|first1=Joey|title=Wilf family, owners of the Minnesota Vikings, joins Nashville's MLS ownership group|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2017/08/08/wilf-family-owners-minnesota-vikings-joins-nashvilles-major-league-soccer-ownership-group/546471001/|accessdate=December 23, 2017|work=The Tennessean|date=August 8, 2017}} In 2015, the Wilf family had an estimated net worth of $5 billion.{{cite web|url=https://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/50-wealthiest-new-jerseyans#.Wj5j13lpGUk|title=50 Wealthiest New Jerseyans - InsuranceNewsNet|website=insurancenewsnet.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}
Philanthropy
Wilf has sat on the Board of Trustees of NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital since 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.nyp.org/about-us/governance-and-leadership/board-of-trustees|title=NYP.org About Us Governance and Leadership Board of Trustees|accessdate=7 July 2019}} Wilf is chairman of the American Society for Yad Vashem, and has been on the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Council.
Personal life
Wilf was married to the educator and philanthropist Dr. Marcia Robbins-Wilf.{{cite web|url=http://observer.com/2013/10/big-bad-wilf-did-zygis-stardust-take-it-all-too-far/2/|title=Big Bad Wilf: Did Zygi's Stardust Take It All Too Far?|website=The New York Observer |date=23 October 2013|publisher=|accessdate=26 December 2017}} She is the daughter of Saul Robbins, the co-founder of the Remco toy company, and his wife Ruth.{{cite web|url=http://obits.nj.com/obituaries/starledger/obituary.aspx?n=saul-robbins&pid=143585102|title=Saul Robbins's Obituary on The Star-Ledger|website=The Star-Ledger|accessdate=26 December 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage-9807EED9153AF935A25755C0A9669D8B63.html|title=Paid Notice: Deaths ROBBINS, SAUL|date=16 June 2010|publisher=|accessdate=26 December 2017|via=NYTimes.com}} Their divorce negotiations took 12 years, with $20 million in fees for lawyers and accountants. According to Wilf, "I was divorced, married and had a baby all in one week."
Wilf and his wife Beth have four children and live in New York City. He is a member of Mountain Ridge Country Club in West Caldwell, and a keen golfer.
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Category:American businesspeople in real estate
Category:Minnesota Vikings owners
Category:American people of Polish-Jewish descent
Category:New York University School of Law alumni
Category:Boston University alumni
Category:Georgetown University Law Center alumni
Category:American billionaires