Alexander Rovt

Alexander Rovt (born as Sándor Róth, July 23, 1952) is an American billionaire businessman and real estate investor who made his fortune in the trade and manufacture of fertilizer in the former Soviet Union. He identifies as Carpathian.

Early life and education Rovt was born to an observant Jewish family in Mukachevo, Carpathia which is now part of Ukraine. His father was a manager at a knitting factory and his mother a housewife. He grew up across the nearby border in Hungary He also sold 10% to local Bulgarian partners. and sold his remaining overseas fertilizer assets to Ukrainian billionaire Dmitry Firtash. He serves as the chairman of the board of the Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center. He has donated to the campaigns of Andrew Cuomo and Anthony Weiner.

Personal life He lives on Manhattan’s Upper East Side with his wife Olga in a five-story, 12,000-square-foot building constructed out of reinforced concrete with brick facing and retractable bulletproof shades covering the windows. Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 4th Class (August 23, 2019)