Robert Mayer

Bob Mayer is one of the nation's leading real estate developers and the Chairman of The Robert Mayer Corporation in Newport Beach, California. Bob was born in Madison, Wisconsin and relocated as a youngster to Huntington Park, California. After serving in the Army Air Force during World War II, Bob found work in the booming housing construction industry in Southern California. Starting as a day laborer for one dollar per hour, he eventually became the CEO of that major apartment builder in the Los Angeles area. Bob soon branched out and established his own construction business in the mid-fifties. By the 70's, Mayer Construction was the leading builder of multifamily residential housing units in Southern California. During the 70's, he developed and eventually sold most of the Ambassador Inn hotel chain, one of the nations first extended-stay facilities. He retained the Las Vegas site, which ultimately led to his involvement in the casino operations of that property and renamed it the La Mirage Hotel and Casino. As its guiding force, Bob has overseen the development of The Waterfront, an extraordinary fifty-acre hotel and condominium development along Huntington Beach's famous Pacific coastline. The development includes the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort, The Hyatt Regency Resort and Spa, and The Waterfront residential community. Today Bob works with his son, RJ Mayer, and his grandson, Bob Mayer III, as the company continues to seek out and develop prime commercial and residential real estate properties throughout the Southwest. Bob enjoys aviation and golf and spends much of his free time in the Palm Springs area. Today, Bob and his wife, Maya, live in Newport Beach, California.