NATALIA OSTENSEN
CEO
OLEN PROPERTIES CORP
WHY: Runs real estate empire built by her father Igor Olenicoff. Newport Beach-based Olen Properties Corp. is one of OC’s largest privately held real estate firms, with a portfolio that now spans 8M square feet of office and flex space and 17K-plus residential units across California and seven other U.S. states, serving more than 20K tenants. Last July, father ranked 9th wealthiest in OC with an estimated worth of $10B.
NOTABLE: Is driving force behind Andrei’s restaurant, which donates all its profits to the nonprofit Andrei Olenicoff Memorial Foundation in honor of her late brother who died in a car accident in 2005.
IN HER WORDS: “I unofficially started at the company when I was 8 years old, cleaning the company refrigerator on the weekends.” —Builder Magazine
