Alumni Dinner 2026

Larry A. Silverstein is the founder and chairman of Silverstein Properties, a Manhattan-based real estate development and investment firm that has developed, owned, and managed over 45 million square feet of office, residential, hotel, and retail space. The firm currently has $10 billion worth of development activity underway and has been recognized as one of the “Best Places to Work in New York City” by Crain’s New York Business for eight consecutive years.

In July 2001, Silverstein completed the largest real estate transaction in New York history when he signed a 99-year lease on the 10.6 million-square-foot World Trade Center for $3.2 billion, only to see it destroyed in terrorist attacks seven weeks later on Sept. 11, 2001. He has spent the last 25 years rebuilding the office component of the World Trade Center site, a $30 billion project that will consume the balance of his working life.

Silverstein graduated from New York University in 1952 and received his law degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1955. He served as vice chairman of the NYU Board of Trustees, where he continues to serve as a member of the Board of Trustees of the New York University Langone Medical Center. He is the founder and chairman emeritus of the advisory board of the NYU Real Estate Institute. As a Professor of Real Estate, his “Silverstein Workshop” became one of the most attended and informative educational sources for learning real estate development and investment analysis.

Silverstein contributes his time and resources to organizations that are dedicated to higher education and medical research, meeting humanitarian needs and supporting the arts. Silverstein currently serves as a board member of the New York Philharmonic. He is a classical music enthusiast, a passionate yachtsman and a dedicated New Yorker. Larry and Klara Silverstein have been married for 69 years and have three children and one son-in-law, three of whom are executives at Silverstein Properties. They also have eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Ankit Kapoor is a founding partner of the New York-based boutique law firm Cohen Stine Kapoor (CSK), where he focuses on high-stakes matrimonial and family law matters, including complex custody disputes and high-net-worth divorces. As a former NYPD police officer, Kapoor brings a unique, disciplined perspective to his legal practice, grounded in real-world experience, sharp instincts, and unwavering resolve.

Kapoor serves as CSK’s lead trial counsel in the most complex custody disputes and high-net-worth financial matters; he represents a wide range of sophisticated clients, including celebrities, prominent business executives, physicians, attorneys, bankers, hedge-fund managers, and entertainment professionals. He currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Family Law Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), where he co-chairs the Legislation Committee. Previously, he was appointed to the NYSBA Task Force on Racial Injustice and Police Reform and was a recipient of the organization’s Young Lawyers’ Section Trial Academy Scholarship.