Jeffrey T. Mezger is an

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businessman. He serves as the president and chief executive officer of

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.The 50 Most Powerful People in Real Estate 2010: Jeffrey T. Mezger, ''BusinessWeek''
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Early life

Mezger was born in

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, Illinois. He graduated from

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with a Bachelor of Science in economics in 1977.

Career

Mezger joined KB Home in 1993. From 1999 to 2006, he served as chief operating officer and executive vice president of KB Home. He has served as president and CEO since 2006. Mezger sits on the board of directors of Builder Homesite and on the High Production Builders Council of the

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. He also serves on the executive board of the Lusk Center for Real Estate at the

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and on the policy advisory board of the Fisher Center for Real Estate & Urban Economics at the

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. In 2010, ''Builder Magazine'' honored Mezger with its "CEO of the Year" award. In 2017, Mezger was disciplined by KB Home after audio surfaced of him shouting profanities at his neighbor

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References

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