[3][4] He earned a bachelor's degree in economics from San Francisco State University (SFSU) in 1965.
[5] During the 1980s he was a trustee of the California State University and is a member of the CSU Foundation's board of governors.
[6] His wife Judy Otten Marcus graduated from SFSU in 1962 with a degree in recreation, and is a former physical education teacher.
[5] Marcus and his wife Judy donated $3 million to help found SFSU’s International Center for the Arts.
[3] In 2017, Marcus donated $1 million to Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology.