Harlan Crow

Harlan Rogers Crow (born 1949) is an American-Kittitian real estate developer. He is the former chairman and CEO of the Trammell Crow Company, which was founded by his father, Trammell Crow. His father was described as the “largest landlord in the United States” by Forbes magazine. Crow is the cofounder of Club for Growth and is a major donor to the Republican Party and conservative causes. His relationship with United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, which has lasted for over twenty years, was the subject of significant news reporting in 2023 due to Thomas not reporting on financial disclosure forms, gifts, and vacations Crow had provided. Early life and education Harlan Crow was born in Dallas, the third son of Margaret Doggett Crow and real estate developer Trammell Crow. Margaret Crow survived the sinking of the , the first British ship sunk by Nazi Germany during World War II. He has four brothers and one sister. He attended high school at the Randolph-Macon Academy in Front Royal, Virginia. He later attended Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, before he transferred to the University of Texas where he received a BBA. Career Crow worked as a leasing agent for Trammell Crow Houston Industrial from 1974 to 1978 and managed the Dallas Office Building development operations of Trammell Crow Company from 1978 to 1986. He then served as President of the Wyndham Hotel Company from 1986 to 1988. He assumed responsibility for Crow Holdings in 1988, doing so during a downturn in the company's finances. Crow diversified the company and took on more property management business, revitalizing the company.