Sheldon David Yellen (born January 16, 1958)[1][2] is an American businessman, author and the CEO of BELFOR Property Restoration.
[6] He attended Southfield-Lathrup High School[7] but dropped out to support his family (he later received his diploma at the age of 53).
[8] Per Yellen, in 2016 BELFOR is the world's largest disaster restoration company operating in 29 countries with more than 350 offices and employing more than 7,700 full-time employees.
[8] He is a guest writer for Entrepreneur - US edition: 4 Ways to Ensure Your Startup Will Survive Disaster, How to Make People, Not Résumés, Your Hiring Priority, How Growing Up With Nothing Equipped Me to Run a Billion-Dollar Company.
[12] At the age of 26, he married at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan; he has two sons.