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Garrett Kelleher was born in Dublin, Ireland. Educated at Belvedere College, Garrett first went to the US on a tennis scholarship. He then studied Math at Trinity College Dublin. Garrett returned to the US in 1985 owning and running a contracting and development business primarily involved in loft conversion in Chicago, employing more 120 people. He moved back to Dublin in 1996 and created Shelbourne Development,〔(), "Shelbourne Development" retrieved February 12, 2015.〕 which focused primarily on core Dublin projects - redeveloping urban brownfield sites. Before the 2008 economic crash, Shelbourne was active in the London, Paris and Brussels. Kelleher is based mainly in Chicago and Los Angeles while dealing with claims for almost €47 million sought by National Asset Management Agency back in Ireland. Garrett Kelleher is the non-executive director of Lightstream Pictures.〔(). Lightstream Pictures Bios ''Retrieved on February 12, 2015.〕 Lightstream〔(). Lightstream IMDB Retrieved on February 12, 2015.〕 produced ''MAX ROSE'',〔(). ''Max Rose'' Retrieved on February 12, 2015.〕 starring Jerry Lewis and ''RAMPART'' 〔(). ''Rampart'' IMDB ''Retrieved on February 12, 2015.〕 with Woody Harrelson. They are currently filming ''2:22'' with Michiel Huisman and Paul Currie.〔(). Lightstream Bio Retrieved on February 12, 2015.〕 ''MOON AND SUN'',〔(). ''MOON AND SUN'' Retrieved on February 12, 2015.〕 starring Pierce Brosnan with Bill Mechanic which is in post-production. Kelleher is the Executive Chairman of St. Patrick's Athletic,〔(). St. Patrick's Athletic Board & Staff Retrieved on February 12, 2015.〕 financing their 2013 SSE Airtricity and 2014 FAI Cup winning campaigns.〔(). St. Patrick's Athletic FAI Cup win Retrieved on February 12, 2015.〕 At the request of Mayor Daley, Garrett was involved with the Chicago’s 2016 bid for the Olympics. In July 2006 Kelleher stepped in and bought a site at the intersection of the Chicago river and Lake Michigan after an earlier developer failed to close on the land. The site would have housed the now cancelled The Chicago Spire. It would have been the tallest building in the US, and the world’s tallest exclusively residential building. However, Chicago's failure to obtain the Olympics meant the project had to be scrapped.〔Lyons,Tom. ("Irish developer to build $1.2bn Chicago tower" ), "Independent", July 21, 2006. Retrieved January 22, 2010.〕〔http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/next/archives/2010/02/calatrava_dances_onto_a_new_stage.html〕 Kelleher sits on the Board of Regents at Ave Maria University in Florida. Opened in 2003 the University recognizes the importance of creating and maintaining an environment in which faith informs the life of the community. Kelleher also held the Chairmanship of Legatus in Ireland in 2006 which has aims of "To study live and spread the Faith in our business, professional and personal lives".〔http://www.legatus.org/public/MemCriteria.asp〕〔http://www.avemaria.edu/boardofregents2/〕 〔(). Ave Maria University Catalogue 2011-2012 Retrieved on February 12, 2015.〕 Kelleher is a large shareholder in Dolmen Securities which was recently purchased by Cantor Fitzgerald. Kelleher sits on the Advisory Board of the US-Ireland Alliance.〔(). US Ireland Alliance Bio Retrieved on February 12, 2015.〕 Garrett is married to Maeve Kelleher, and they have seven children. Maeve Kelleher is or has been on the board of some of Garrett Kelleher's companies. She is on the board of the Iona Institute.〔(Iona Institute )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Garrett Kelleher」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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