Los Angeles Business Journal: Sonny Astani

Sonny Astani

Founder and Chairman

Astani Enterprises Inc.

THE LATEST: Since founding his eponymous Beverly Hills-based company in 1997, Astani has acquired and developed more than $2 billion in multifamily buildings and condos. He has more than 26 years of real estate experience in Southern California and Baja Mexico.

BACKGROUND: Astani came to the United States from Iran more than 40 years ago. A USC alum, Astani sits on the boards of the university’s Viterbi School and the Lusk Center for Real Estate Development. He also supports the Skid Row Housing Trust. Astani gave $17 million to USC in 2007, which created the USC Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

YEARS ON THE LA500: 3