RICK HILTON

Co-founder, Chairman Hilton & Hyland Real Estate Inc.

Hilton is the co-founder and chairman of Beverly Hills-based luxury brokerage Hilton & Hyland Real Estate Inc. Last year, Hilton had an incredibly active year setting what was then the record for highest auctioned home and selling a number of iconic properties. Hilton, who is part of the Hilton Hotel family, has been selling real estate for more than three decades, also is involved in social and philanthropic circles in Los Angeles and New York. He also is continuing the company’s exclusive partnership with Forbes and Forbes Global Properties. He recently sold “The Enchanted Hill,” a 120-acre home, for nearly $65 million.