Louise Sunshine

Louise Mintz Sunshine (born December 2, 1940) is an American real estate developer, and founder of the Sunshine Group.

Biography Sunshine is the daughter of Elizabeth Pressman and Nelson Mintz, and a granddaughter of Bertha Pressman and Barney Pressman, the founder of Barneys New York. She graduated from Brandeis University and attended New York University where she took business classes in preparation for taking over her father's New Jersey real estate portfolio. She developed an interest in politics and served as the finance Chairwoman of the New York State Democratic Party during Hugh Carey's governorship. She also served as a Democratic National Committeewoman, a member of the state’s Job Development Authority, and Vice Chairman of the State Thruway Authority. She was also director of sales and marketing for New York's 500 Park Tower and the Palace Hotel Condominium in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Under her leadership, the Sunshine Group flourished and was nationally recognized for its outstanding record in predevelopment planning, marketing and sales of premier luxury residential and mixed use developments in major markets throughout the country. The Sunshine Group was the exclusive marketing and sales agent for such properties as Time Warner Center, One Beacon Court, Trump International Hotel and Tower NY, and 40 Bond. After merging with another NRT subsidiary The Corcoran Group (founded by Barbara Corcoran), the company was officially renamed to the Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group.

Philanthropy Sunshine supports a wide array of charities including Worldwide Orphans, the American Jewish World Service, the American Red Cross, and the University of Miami School Of Architecture. served as Associate Dean and Vice President for external affairs at the NYU Langone Medical Center and as President of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York.

, Sunshine resides in Florida.