Morton Fleischer
Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO
Morton Fleischer
is a self-made entrepreneur with a passion for the excitement of
Wall Street and is most recognized for building his career on
creating new ideas to meet the financing needs of multi-unit
retail operators. Mort founded Franchise Finance Corporation of
America (FFCA) in 1979, which became the nation’s premier
independent source of chain store financing. As Chairman and
CEO, he led FFCA to become a successful New York Stock
Exchange-listed company and the nation’s largest net lease real
estate
nvestment trust. In August 2001, FFCA was sold to a division of
GE Capital for a transaction value of $2.1 billion. Mort has combined
success in business with a deep respect for the American system of
democratic capitalism and supporting the quality of life found in the
American West. He is a trustee of the American Enterprise Institute, a
conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C., created the Fleischer
Foundation to fund various charitable interests, and is a collector of
art including impressionistic paintings, saddles and other Western
memorabilia. |
