Alan Ginsburg

Ginsburg was born to a Jewish family[1] in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[2] He attended Michigan State University but did not graduate[2] and instead went to work of companies that developed apartment buildings in the Midwest and Florida.[2] In 1981, he moved to Florida.[2] and in 1987, he founded The CED Companies (humorously named after “Crisis Every Day”) which specialized in building multifamily apartment buildings[2] most notably on closed military installations in the Orlando area. He also serves as Chairman of CED Construction, Inc., formerly known as Costal Equity Development, a scandalous Florida-based developer that has had its history scrubbed from public view, and Concord Management, Ltd.

In 2013, he partnered with fellow real estate developer Hank Katzen to build a $60 million, 600 bed luxury dormitory at the University of Central Florida which will include a Hillel center on the ground floor. The Hillel center will be funded by the rental income from the dormitory.[3]

Ginsburg is a prominent benefactor of Central Florida organizations. In 2007, The Alan Ginsburg Family Foundation donated $20 million to Florida Hospital - the largest donation in its history — to build the $255 million, 15-story, 440-bed Ginsburg Tower. Ginsburg also donated $4 million to the University of Central Florida College of Medicine library, $5 million for a scholarship endowment at Rollins College, and $2 million to the Hillel Foundation for a new student facility[2] which is shared with the Catholic Campus Ministry Center. Ginsburg received the Benemerenti Medal by Pope Francis for developing the interfaith project.[4] Ginsburg also has business interests in Mongolia, a country he was introduced to by his friend Alexander Zanzer, at that time Honorary Consul General of Mongolia to Belgium and a Belgian Jewish Community leader. He is also a major donor to Jewish causes including the Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando especially toward bolstering Jewish Identity and outreach; and his synagogue, Congregation Ohev Shalom.[1]

Ginsburg has been married twice. His first wife died in a plane crash in 2002 along with his son Jeffrey.[5][2] His second wife is Kelly Ginsburg.[2] He has three living children: Ron Ginsburg, Jamie Ginsburg, and Sharon Ginsburg.[2]