Howard Mark Lorber (born September 8, 1948) is an American businessman and investor. He served as a top economic adviser to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.

Lorber → Trump (fundraising + public White House proximity)

• Bloomberg reported that Lorber hosted a Trump fundraiser, framing it as a high-dollar event.
• The Real Deal confirmed the event was for the Trump Victory fund and connected Lorber's business network to Douglas Elliman and Vector Group.
• A White House transcript shows Trump calling out Howard Lorber by name at a 2019 event ("honorary Greek"), establishing direct public proximity.

Lorber ↔ Douglas Elliman ↔ Trump-branded real estate

• Lorber's corporate bio states he became Chairman of Douglas Elliman in 2003 and mentions the later spin-off.
• Douglas Elliman served as listing broker for units in Trump Tower (example: StreetEasy shows "Listing by Douglas Elliman").
• StreetEasy unit history shows a past sale "Sold by Douglas Elliman" for a Trump Tower unit.

Lorber served as President and Chief Operating Officer of New Valley from November 1994 and as a director. Since January 2001, he has served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and director of Vector Group.

Lorber held multiple leadership roles: Chairman of Hallman & Lorber Assoc., Inc. (consultants and actuaries for pension and profit-sharing plans) since 1975; stockholder and registered representative of Aegis Capital Corp. (a broker-dealer and NASD member firm) since 1984; Chairman of the Board of Directors since 1990 and Chief Executive Officer since November 1993 of Nathan's Famous, Inc. (a fast-food restaurant chain); consultant to Vector Group and its subsidiaries from January 1994 to January 2001; director of United Capital Corp. (a real estate investment and diversified manufacturing company) since May 1991; and Chairman of the Board of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services since May 2001. He is also a trustee of Long Island University.