Larry Connor
- Education: Ohio University,1972, Bachelor of Science, Suma Cum Laude, Honors College, Who’s
Who of College Students (twice), president of fraternity, treasurer of student government
- Founded The Connor Group in 1991
- 1991-present – Managing member, The Connor Group.
Professional
- Co-founded and grew The Connor Group from $0 to $1.2 billion in assets
in 18 years
- Grew number of apartment units from 3,000 to more than 16,000 in the
last 10 years
- Created a unique operating model that has produced an average annual
return of 31% to investors
over the last 11 years
- Dayton 2008 “Business of the Year” Winner.
- Dayton 2009 finalist “Executive of the Year”
- Named Top 10 Employer in the State of Ohio, 2006
- Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, 2001
Personal
- Married 27 years with 3 children and lives on a farm
- Created and funded a charitable foundation that’s Dayton based and was
formed to help children
- Member of the national council at McLean Hospital in Boston
- Advisor and guest lecturer for the University of Dayton’s
Entrepreneurial Leadership program,
which is ranked #5 in the nation for the last two years by the Princeton
Review
- Two-time national sports car racing champion; participated in 24 Hours
of LeMans and Daytona 24
Hour race
- Climbed Mt. Rainier in Washington and Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa
- Other sports interests include international white water rafting,
flying aerobatic stunt planes,
wakeboarding