Ronald N. Tutor (born 1940/1941) is an American businessman. He is chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of

Tutor Perini Tutor Perini Corporation (formerly Perini Corporation) is one of the largest general contractors in the United States. At the end of 2013, it reported annual revenue of approximately $4.2 billion. Tutor Perini is headquartered in Sylmar, Calif ...

, and president of the

Tutor-Saliba Corporation Tutor Perini Corporation (formerly Perini Corporation) is one of the largest general contractors in the United States. At the end of 2013, it reported annual revenue of approximately $4.2 billion. Tutor Perini is headquartered in Sylmar, Calif ...

Early life

Ronald N. Tutor was born in

Sherman Oaks Sherman Oaks is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California located in the San Fernando Valley, founded in 1927. The neighborhood includes a portion of the Santa Monica Mountains, which gives Sherman Oaks a lower population density than ...

, California, and is of

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

descent. His father, A.G. Tutor, founded A.G. Tutor Co., a real estate development company, in 1949. The company built "houses and small commercial buildings". Tutor was educated at Harvard Westlake and

Van Nuys High School Van Nuys High School (VNHS) is a public high school in the Van Nuys district of Los Angeles, belonging to the Los Angeles Unified School District: District 2. The school is home to a Residential Program and three Magnet Programs—Math/Science, P ...

. He graduated from the

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in 1963.

Career

Tutor started a career in construction shortly after graduation, working for Tutor-Saliba and A.G. Tutor Co. He now serves as Chairman, CEO and President of Tutor Perini, and President of the Tutor-Perini Corporation. He received the United States Army Corps of Engineers National Contractor of the Year Award for Civil Works Projects in 1994.

Miramax investment

In 2010, Tutor was a lead investor in the $650 million purchase of

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from

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, investing between US$35 million and US$50 million.Alex Ben Block
Ron Tutor Sells His Miramax Stake
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'', 1/21/2013 The acquisition started with a lavish party that included

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and

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. In 2013, he sold his stake to the

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Philanthropy

Tutor serves on the Board of Trustees of his alma mater, USC. Tutor gifted USC The Ronald Tutor Campus Center and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering’s Tutor Hall, which are named in his honor. He has received the Asa V. Call Alumni Achievement Award from USC. He donated US$2 million to the USC Institute of Armenian Studies in 2008. In 2014, his wife Alia endowed the Alia Tutor Chair in Reproductive Medicine at the

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Personal life

Tutor owned the

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yacht which he listed for sale in 2012. He has two sons with his wife, Alia, and three daughters from previous marriages. One of his daughters is

Tracy Tutor Tracy Tutor (born August 11, 1975) is an American actress, author, real estate agent and reality television personality. She is a main cast member on the real estate reality television program, ''Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles'', appearing ...

, a main cast member on the real estate reality television program, ''

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''."Mega-builder lists in Hidden Hills", ''

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'' (January 23, 2010), p. 31.

References

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