Jack Benaroya, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1921)
Jack A. Benaroya (July 11, 1921 – May 11, 2012) was a pioneering real estate developer who built what became the Northwest’s largest privately-held commercial real-estate empire which he sold in 1984 for $315 million.

After selling his company, he became a venture capitalist and was an early investor in Starbucks. He was noted more for being a philanthropist and prominent civic leader in Seattle, Washington.