Stephen M. Ross is the founder of The Related Companies, a development company with assets in real-estate markets across the United States. Real estate or immovable property is a legal term (in some jurisdictions) that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings. ...

Ross is the CEO of the Related Companies, as well as serving as its Chairman. He is also the interim CEO and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of CharterMac, a member of the Board of Directors of the Real Estate Board of New York, on the Board of Directors for the Guggenheim Museum and Equinox, a trustee of the National Building Museum and the Jackie Robinson Foundation, and a director of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... A chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Board of directors. ... It has been suggested that Board of Trustees be merged into this article or section. ... The Guggenheim Museum refers to any of several museums worldwide created and run by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. ... Categories: Museum stubs | Museums in Washington, DC | Architecture museums ... This article needs to be wikified. ...

Ross graduated with a BBA from the University of Michigan in 1962. He also holds a Master of Law degree in Taxation from the New York University School of Law and a Juris Doctorate from the Wayne State School of Law. This article is about the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. ... New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... J.D. redirects here; for alternate uses, see J.D. (disambiguation) J.D. is an abbreviation for the Latin Juris Doctor, also called a Doctor of Law or Doctorate of Jurisprudence, and is the law degree typically awarded by an accredited U.S. law school after successfully completing three years... Wayne State University Wayne State University, located in Detroit, Michigan, is adjacent to the citys Cultural Center. ...

In 2004, Ross made the single largest contribution to the University of Michigan by donating $100 million to the school. The University renamed its Business School in his honor.