PERSON: Tom Barrack

DigitalBridge Group

Founder & Executive Chairman

Thomas Joseph Barrack Jr. (born April 28, 1947) is an American private equity real estate investor and the founder and executive chairman of Colony Capital, a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT). Barrack has for decades been a close friend of and fundraiser for U.S. President Donald Trump, representing him in television news appearances. He was senior advisor to Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and served as the chairman of his Inaugural Committee.

In December 2024, Barrack was nominated by then President-elect Donald Trump to serve as the United States ambassador to Turkey.

In 2014, Barrack married Rachelle Roxborough until they divorced in 2016. He has six children.

His family is based in Los Angeles, California. He also owns a 1,200-acre mountain ranch near Santa Barbara, California, as well as Happy Canyon Vineyards in the Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA, and a tasting room in downtown Santa Barbara. He is Roman Catholic. In 2014, Barrack bought a house in Santa Monica for $21 million, which he later sold for $35 million, the highest price for a residence in that area. In 2017, he purchased a $15.5 million home in Aspen, Colorado.

>> Wikipedia