Ronald Perelman

Chairman of MacAndrews & Forbes, Macandrews Forbes

Search every verified Ronald Perelman interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Ronald Perelman, chairman of MacAndrews & Forbes, has been involved in legal and business discussions regarding the company's history and his role in corporate cases. In a 2019 interview, he described himself as "the world's most tenacious human being" and "probably the most impatient," and discussed his acquisition of Pantry Pride and the hostile takeover of Revlon, which he called "probably the largest hostile deal done up until that moment." He expressed that the key lesson from Delaware corporate law is "transparency and fairness and compliance," and said he believes "the obligation of the board to do what's right" is the most important aspect of the Revlon case. Perelman has also publicly discussed his friendship with Donald Trump, stating in 2015 that he has known Trump for 30 years and considers him a good friend. He said he supports "a lot of his positions" but does not support "throwing out the Mexicans and building a wall on their way out." Additionally, Perelman has been active in philanthropy, including a $25 million gift to establish the Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, and a donation for an emergency center at NYU Langone Medical Center, which he described as "the best of its kind in the world."