Brazilian Jewish businessman Elie Horn has an estimated net worth of $1.9 billion as of March 2013 according to Forbes. In addition to being a businessman, Elie Horn is also a recognized philanthropist. He currently serves as the President of Cyrela Brazil Realty, a position he served since 1978. Apart from being a founding partner, Elie Horn Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company.

Twenty years after completing his law degree from Mackenzie University, Elie Horn founded the publicly traded company Cyrela which later became the most powerful real estate firms in Brazil. He was able to transform the company into the largest developer of high-end residential buildings in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo.

Today, he is considered as the controlling shareholder of the firm which builds and develops real estates in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Currently, the firm operates in 66 cities and 17 states of Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil. The company has been operating for 50 years now, it currently caters the construction needs of more than 8,000 clients.