Howard sokolowski biography

Property developer

Howard Sokolowski, OOnt is a property developer, philanthropist and sport business owner from Toronto.^[1] He is the husband of Linda Frum and was the former co-owner of the Toronto Argonauts with David Cynamon from 2003 to 2010.^[2] His parents, Henry and Eva Sokolowski, were Holocaust survivors from Poland.^[3][4]

Biography

Sokolowski was born to a Jewish family^[5] and raised in Toronto and attended York University.

Upon graduation he went into property development, eventually co-founding Tribute Communities. Over the next 25 years, the company went on to develop more than 25,000 homes. Later, Sokolowski founded another property development company, Metropia.^[6] At the moment, Howard Sokolowski serves as chairman and chief executive officer at Metropia, where he has developed over 10,000 homes^[7]

He is a benefactor of Mount Sinai Hospital, the UJA Federation, Yad