Russell William Galbut (born October 20, 1952) is an American lawyer, CPA, real estate developer and philanthropist.
[8][9][10][11][12] His paternal grandparents, Abraham and Bessie Galbut, settled in Miami Beach in 1931 where they opened a 24-hour drugstore-restaurant which became the go-to place for local politicians.
[13][10] His father, Hyman P. Galbut, was an attorney who also served as a captain in the United States Navy,[14] and as a city commissioner.
[11] With his cousin Bruce Menin and business partner Sonny Kahn, Galbut co-founded Crescent Heights, a real estate development company, in 1989.
[20] Galbut serves on the advisory board of the Center for Real Estate and Finance in the School of Hotel Administration at his alma mater, Cornell University.