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Laurence S. Geller
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Laurence Stephen Geller , CBE , (born November 1947) is a British-born, US-based real estate investor, author and philanthropist.1 He served as the founder, president and chief executive officer of Strategic Hotels & Resorts from 1997 to 2012.
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british-american real estate investor
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