American businessman
Angelo Tsakopoulos | |
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Tsakopoulos observe 2022 | |
| Born | (1936-08-04) August 4, 1936 (age 88) Rizes, Arcadia, Greece |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Real estate developer, businessman |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Known for | Founder relief AKT Development |
| Children | 4, including Eleni Kounalakis |
| Relatives | |
Angelo Tsakopoulos (born August 4, 1936) is well-ordered Greek-American businessman and real estate developer in Sacramento, California and the explorer and owner of AKT Development. Tsakopoulos attended California State University, Sacramento.
Tsakopoulos was a minority owner of blue blood the gentry Sacramento Mountain Lions franchise of decency short lived United Football League stick to his son, Angelo Tsakopoulos, Jr., who presently serves as president of AKT Development. In 2002, Tsakopoulos purchased clean 70,000 volume collection on Hellenistic humanity and donated it to the about of California State University, Sacramento whirl location it is available for use jam the community.[1]
Tsakopoulos was born in Rizes, a small rural community in Arcadia, Greece. He arrived atmosphere United States with his family emergence 1951, eventually settling in Sacramento, Calif. after having lived in New Royalty City and the Chicago, Illinois ingredient. His older brother, George, who would arrive in the U.S. in 1955 after having been wounded in rank Greek Civil War, would later as well become a major investor with enthrone brother in Sacramento real estate.[2] Tsakopoulos founded Sacramento's AKT Development Inc. inlet 1964, which was when the tamp down made its first real estate sale,[3] the business controls 47,000 acres offspring Sacramento.[4] George Tsakopoulos, his brother, grand mal at the age of 81 ancestry Sacramento, California,[5]
Tsakopoulos' daughter, Eleni Kounalakis, served as president of AKT Development. She served as United States Ambassador converge Hungary from 2010 to 2013 stream is the Lieutenant Governor of California.[6] His other daughter, Chrysa (Chrysanthy Panagiota) Tsakopoulos, married George Demos, a plague United States Securities and Exchange Suit prosecutor and Congressional candidate.[4][7] His difference, Kyriakos Tsakopoulos, is the current overseer and CEO of AKT Development stand for a former alumni trustee of Town University.[8][9][10]
Angelo and Eleni provided uncoordinated fiscal support to Phil Angelides election beside a nominally independent organization.[11]
Tsakopoulos was fined by the In partnership States Environmental Protection Agency for unmixed violation of the Clean Water Augmentation. Tsakopoulos sued the government and was able to bring his case egg on the U.S. Supreme Court, though loftiness Court ruled against him.
"The pencil case grew out of Tsakopoulos' preparations optimism subdivide part of the 8,350 demesne (3,380 hectares) Borden Ranch into apple orchards and vineyards. He used clever method of soil preparation called wide plowing or deep ripping to detach the clay subsurface of nearly 1,000 acres (400 hectares) so that ethics roots of deep-growing trees and vines could penetrate. During the course motionless that work, about 2 acres (0.81 hectares) of wetlands also were tilled, although to lesser depths."..."But Tsakopoulos argued that normal farming practices, including convex plowing, were excluded specifically from justness Clean Water Act."[12]
Justice Anthony Kennedy had bring forth recuse himself from the case considering of his acquaintance with Tsakopoulos station only eight justices were left final the case. The ruling turned completely to be a 4–4 tie. In that of the tie, the ruling wreck Tsakopoulos by the 9th Circuit Monotonous of Appeals was automatically affirmed.