Larry Mizel

Larry Mizel
Born	September 14, 1942
Residence	Denver, Colorado
Education	University of Oklahoma University of Denver College of Law
Occupation	Business executive, philanthropist
Spouse(s)	Carol Mizel
Children	2

Larry A. Mizel (born September 14, 1942) is an American business executive and philanthropist. He serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MDC Holdings. He is also the Chairman of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and is president of CVentures Inc.

Larry A. Mizel was inducted into the Colorado Business Hall of Fame by Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain and the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce in 2016.

Larry A. Mizel was born to a Jewish family in 1942. He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma in 1964, and with a JD from the University of Denver College of Law in 1967.

With $50,000, Mizel founded the Mizel Development Corporation in 1972, a homebuilding company which later became M.D.C. Holdings, Inc., parent company to Richmond American Homes.

In March 1996, Mizel was elected president of the company, a position he held until July 1999. Mizel is the chairman and chief executive officer of M.D.C. Holdings, and under Mizel's tenure, MDC realized revenues of nearly $5 billion in 2005 and over the past decade, has consistently maintained one of the strongest financial positions in the industry.

Mizel was a founder, and until 1996, was chairman of the board of Asset Investors Corporation (AIC), a New York Stock Exchange-listed real estate investment trust, and of Commercial Assets Inc. (CAX), a real estate investment trust, that traded on the American Stock Exchange. In addition, he was chairman of the board of directors of Omnibank, a multibank holding company, until its sale to KeyCorp in 1995.

Mizel has been actively involved in many charitable, religious and community causes.

He is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, an independent, nonpartisan membership organization dedicated to helping people better understand the world and foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries.

As one of the early supporters of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, Mizel has served as the international chairman of the board of trustees since 2003. Based in Los Angeles, the Simon Wiesenthal Center is an international human rights organization that promotes tolerance and combats racism and anti-Semitism around the world. Its educational arm, the Museum of Tolerance, a recipient of the 2004 Tolerance Award given at the United Nations, is a world-class human rights laboratory and learning center dedicated to challenging visitors to confront important contemporary issues. Mizel is also co-founder of the Museum of Tolerance-Jerusalem, a 3-acre campus, encompassing 37,161 sq.m. (400,000 sq.ft) of space and 21,600 sq.m.(232,500 sq.ft) of buildings to include: the Museum of Tolerance; a Children's Museum; theater complex; international conference center; library; gallery for special exhibitions; lecture halls and gardens. The Simon Wiesenthal Center is accredited as a non-governmental organization at international agencies including the United Nations, UNESCO, the OAS, the Council of Europe and the Latin American Parliament.

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