Education and Career
Larry A. Mizel graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma in 1964, and with a JD from the University of Denver College of Law in 1967.
With $50,000, Mizel founded the Mizel Development Corporation in 1972, a homebuilding company which later became M.D.C. Holdings, Inc., parent company to Richmond American Homes.
In March 1996, Mizel was elected President of the company, a position he held until July 1999. Mizel is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of M.D.C. Holdings, and under Mizel's tenure, MDC realized revenues of nearly $5 billion in 2005 and over the past decade, has consistently maintained one of the strongest financial positions in the industry.
Mizel was a founder, and until 1996, was Chairman of the Board of Asset Investors Corporation (AIC), a New York Stock Exchange-listed real estate investment trust, and of Commercial Assets Inc. (CAX), a real estate investment trust, that traded on the American Stock Exchange. In addition, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Omnibank, a multibank holding company, until its sale to KeyCorp in 1995.
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