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Paul Pelosi
Pelosi in 2022
Born	Paul Francis Pelosi (1940-04-15) April 15, 1940 (age 84) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Education	Georgetown University (BS) New York University (MBA)
Occupation	Businessman
Spouse	Nancy Pelosi ​(m. 1963)​
Children	5, including Christine and Alexandra
Relatives	Ron Pelosi (brother)

Paul Francis Pelosi Sr. (born April 15, 1940) is an American businessman who owns and operates Financial Leasing Services, Inc., a San Francisco-based real estate and venture capital investment and consulting firm. He was the owner of the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League. He is married to Nancy Pelosi, the former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

Early life

Pelosi was born and raised in San Francisco, the youngest in a family of three boys. He is the son of Corinne (Bianchi) and John Pelosi, a wholesale pharmacist. He attended St. Ignatius High School and graduated from Malvern Preparatory School in Pennsylvania. He earned a bachelor of science (BS) in foreign service at Georgetown University, during which he met his future wife, Nancy D'Alesandro, who was attending a Roman Catholic women's college, Trinity College, in Washington, D.C. He earned an MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University. He has been the chair of the Foreign Service Board at Georgetown since 2009.

Career

Pelosi founded and runs the venture capital firm Financial Leasing Services, Inc., through which he and his wife have a personal fortune of about $114 million.

Having previously invested in the Oakland Invaders of the United States Football League, he purchased the California Redwoods, a franchise in the United Football League, for $12 million in 2009. The Redwoods later moved to Sacramento to become the Sacramento Mountain Lions.

Pelosi's success in stock trading attracted media attention in the summer of 2021, leading to efforts to strictly control individual stock ownership by members of Congress.

Personal life

In 1957, at the age of 16, Pelosi lost control of a car that he was driving and crashed. His older brother David, who was a passenger in the car, died in the crash. Pelosi was subsequently acquitted of misdemeanor manslaughter.

Pelosi married Nancy Pelosi (née D'Alesandro), on September 7, 1963, at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore, Maryland. They have five children including Christine and Alexandra. Nancy served as the 52nd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011. She became the Speaker again in 2019.

In May 2022, Pelosi was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Napa County after he crashed into another car at an intersection. Pelosi pleaded guilty in August 2022 and was sentenced to serving five days in jail, paying $6,800 in fines and restitution, completing a DUI program, as well as three years of probation.

2022 attack

In the early hours of October 28, 2022, an assailant broke into Paul Pelosi's San Francisco home shouting "Where's Nancy?", and subsequently attacked him with a hammer. The suspect was taken into police custody, while Paul was hospitalized with blunt force injuries. Paul underwent skull surgery after the attack. An initial statement from Nancy's spokesperson said doctors expected him to make a full recovery. On October 31, Nancy reported he was "making steady progress on what will be a long recovery process." On November 3, Paul was discharged from hospital. The suspect, 42-year-old David DePape, told police he was on "a suicide mission" and wanted to take Nancy hostage, question her, and break her kneecaps if she lied. DePape was charged with multiple crimes including assault, attempted homicide, and attempted kidnapping. He pleaded not guilty to all state charges.

References

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2. Pelosi, Nancy (2008). Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters. New York: Anchor Books. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-385-52586-2.
3. ^ "Youth Killed in Crash; Neck Brace Blamed". San Francisco Examiner. February 23, 1957.
4. Pelosi, Christine (November 26, 2019). The Nancy Pelosi Way: Advice on Success, Leadership, and Politics from America's Most Powerful Woman. ISBN 9781510755857.
5. Sandalow, Marc (2008). Madame Speaker. New York: Modern Times. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-59486-807-8.
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15. "Youth Killed in Crash; Neck Brace Blamed". The San Francisco Examiner. February 23, 1957. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
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29. "Nancy Pelosi's husband undergoes skull surgery after attack at SF home, sources say; suspect ID'd". KABC-TV. Los Angeles. October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
30. "Nancy Pelosi says husband making "steady progress" on "long recovery"". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
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External links

• Profile at UFL-Football.com

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52nd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (2007–2011, 2019–2023) Leader of the House Democrats (2003–2023) House Minority Leader (2003–2007, 2011–2019)
Speakership	100-Hour Plan 2007 State of the Union Address 2020 State of the Union Address First Trump impeachment Second Trump impeachment January 6 Capital attack 2021 joint session address 2022 State of the Union Address Visit to Taiwan
Elections	U.S. Representative 1987 special 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 Speaker 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 January October 2017 2019 2021
Books	Know Your Power (2008) The Art of Power (2024)
Family	Paul Pelosi (husband) Christine Pelosi (daughter) Alexandra Pelosi (daughter) Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. (father) Thomas D'Alesandro III (brother)
Related	Awards and honors Attack on Paul Pelosi Pelosi in the House (2022)

• 1940 births
• Living people
• American company founders
• 20th-century American businesspeople
• 21st-century American businesspeople
• American people of Italian descent
• American real estate businesspeople
• Businesspeople from San Francisco
• Georgetown University alumni
• Pelosi family
• Sacramento Mountain Lions
• New York University Stern School of Business alumni
• United Football League (2009–2012) owners
• Walsh School of Foreign Service alumni