John A. Sobrato

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John Albert Sobrato owns Cupertino-based Sobrato Development Companies, a prominent Silicon Valley development firm specializing in commercial and residential real estate. He is also a noted philanthropist in the Bay Area as well. Together with his family, he has created the Sobrato Family Foundation.

John Sobrato is #133 on the 2005 Forbes 400 list with an estimated worth of $2 billion. His company's holdings include over eleven million square feet of commercial space in over 110 buildings and over 7,500 residential units. Sobrato keeps to a single tenant policy for his commercial properties to minimize management difficulties and focuses on upper-end West Coast apartments for his residential portfolio.

Mr. Sobrato graduated from Santa Clara University and is a trustee of both his alma mater and National Hispanic University in San Jose, California. He serves on numerous boards throughout the Silicon Valley area.