George H. Ross

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox person George H. Ross (born January 6, 1928) is a former executive vice president and senior counsel of the Trump Organization. He is perhaps best known as one of Donald Trump's two advisors on the NBC reality television program The Apprentice, along with Carolyn Kepcher. On the program, Ross monitored the progress of the contestants and assisted Trump in determining who should be "fired".

Early life and education

Ross was born to a Jewish family<ref name=JWeek>Bloom, Nate JWeekly: "Celebrity Jews" January 13, 2006</ref> in Brooklyn, New York City, and raised in the Bronx.<ref name=BuildingNY>BuildingNY: "George Ross, Trump Organization" interview by Michael Stoler July 22, 2011</ref> His father died when he was 16. Ross went to Stuyvesant High School and afterward, joined the U.S. Army as a cryptanalyst for one year. He attended Clemson University before transferring and later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brooklyn College before earning a Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School.<ref name=BuildingNY />

Career

He was admitted to the New York State Bar Association in 1953.<ref name="APBSpeakers">American Program Bureau: "George H. Ross" Template:Webarchive retrieved September 12, 2015</ref> After he passed the bar, he worked in the litigation department for Dreyer & Traub.<ref name="BuildingNY" /> In 1954, he became the in-house counsel for Goldman-DiLorenzo (founded by Sol Goldman and Alex DiLorenzo).<ref name="BuildingNY" /> Between 2000 and 2005, Ross was in the supervisory council (Aufsichtsrat) of TD Trump Deutschland, planning to purchase or build a Trump Tower in Germany.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

He teaches courses in negotiation and real estate transactions at New York University. He is the author of two books, Trump Strategies For Real Estate<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and Trump Style Negotiation.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Personal life

As of 2004, Ross lives in Hewlett Harbor, New York,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and is married to Billie Ross; they have two children: Nanci and Stephanie.<ref name=BuildingNY /> They are also said to have 3 grandchildren from both daughters, who are themselves married.

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