CEO, MSM GLOBAL VENTURES
WHY: One of Orange County’s best-known tech entrepreneurs, having founded STEC Inc. with brothers Manouch and Mike in 1990. Has expanded into coastal real estate, particularly Mariner’s Mile in Newport Beach. Also operates real estate firm Space
Investment Partners.
IN THE NEWS: In March purchased for $19M The Village, a 21K-square-foot office and retail property in Corona del Mar, paying $19M, or about $900 per square foot, among the higher prices seen lately for a property of that size. Site seeing heavy work.
NOTABLE: Family sold STEC in 2013 for $340M to Western Digital, which was then
in Irvine.
