Elie Horn

Elie Horn
Born	Elie Horn 1944 (age 72–73) Aleppo, Syria
Nationality	Brazil
Occupation	Businessman
Known for	Founder and principal of Cyrela Brazil Realty

Elie (Eli) Horn (born in 1944) is a Brazilian-Jewish businessman and philanthropist operating in Brazil, and president of Cyrela Brazil Realty. As of 2010 he is reported to have a net worth of $2.2 billion.

Elie Horn was to a Jewish family in Aleppo (then under the French Mandate for Syria). His family emigrated to Brazil when he was 11. As a teenager, he began working with his brother, Joe Horn, in developing the city of São Paulo, gaining experience in real estate. Horn received a degree in law from Mackenzie University. In 1962, he founded his own company, Cyrela, and built it into the largest publicly traded developer of high-end residential buildings in Brazil.

Since 2006, Horn has been on the list of Forbes billionaires.

Horn is a controlling shareholder in Cyrela Brazil Realty is a developer and builder of real estate located in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. It operates in 17 states and 66 cities in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. The company has existed for 50 years and has over 8,000 clients.

Horn is chairman of Cyrela's board of directors and chief executive officer. Serving in both capacities since the incorporation of Brazil Realty in 1994. Horn is founding partner and president of Cyrela since 1978.

Horn is described by Forbes as a:

In 2015, He and his wife Susy signed Warren Buffett's The Giving Pledge, pledging to donate more than half their wealth over their lifetime to charitable causes. Elie was the first Brazilian to do so.

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