Theodore Nathan Lerner was a self made American billionaire real estate developer, and managing principal owner of the Washington Nationals baseball team who oversaw the team’s rise to prominence by winning the Baseball World Series in 2019. After finishing high school Lerner served with the U.S. Army as a typist during the latter part of World War II. He then attended George Washington University for his Associate arts degree then went to law school at the George Washington University Law Schoo... moreTheodore Nathan Lerner was a self made American billionaire real estate developer, and managing principal owner of the Washington Nationals baseball team who oversaw the team’s rise to prominence by winning the Baseball World Series in 2019. After finishing high school Lerner served with the U.S. Army as a typist during the latter part of World War II. He then attended George Washington University for his Associate arts degree then went to law school at the George Washington University Law School in 1949. In 1952 Lerner started his own real estate company with US $250 he had borrowed from his wife. His interest in real estate was picked when he sold homes on the weekends whilst in law school. His company Lerner Enterprises became a huge success and went on to become the largest private landowner in the Washington metropolitan area, owning commercial, retail, residential, and hotel properties. In 2006 he bought Washington Nationals and oversaw the team's baseball championship in 95 years. Lerner was also a philanthropist with his foundation The Annette M. and Theodore N. Lerner Family Foundation which provides support to many organizations. Forbes magazine named him the richest person in Maryland in 2015.
