# Robert I. Toll

> Robert Irwin Toll (1940-2022) co-founded Toll Brothers with his younger brother Bruce in 1967 and led the homebuilder as chairman and CEO until 2010. With his wife Jane, he supported education and public interest law and helped provide a Maine home for Seeds of Peace.

- **Role:** Deceased (2022); co-founder and former chairman emeritus, Toll Brothers
- **Organizations:** Toll Brothers, Robert and Jane Toll Foundation, Seeds of Peace, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell Real Estate Council, Metropolitan Opera
- **From:** Elkins Park, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, political science, Cornell University, LLB, cum laude, University of Pennsylvania Law School
- **Known for:** Built a regional homebuilder into a national publicly traded business., Inducted with Bruce Toll into BUILDER’s Hall of Fame in 2017., Helped expand access to public interest legal careers through sustained giving with Jane Toll.

## Career timeline

- **1966** — Graduated from Penn Law and entered legal practice.
- **1967** — Co-founded Toll Brothers with Bruce Toll.
- **1986** — Toll Brothers became publicly traded.
- **1990** — Bob and Jane sponsored a class of 58 West Philadelphia third graders.
- **2006** — A $10 million gift expanded Penn’s public interest program.
- **2010** — Doug Yearley succeeded him as CEO; Toll continued as executive chairman.
- **2017** — Bob and Bruce entered BUILDER’s Hall of Fame.
- **2018** — Stepped down as executive chairman; continued as chairman emeritus.
- **2020** — His family foundation committed $50 million to public interest legal education at Penn.
- **2022-03** — Left the board, continuing as chairman emeritus.
- **2022-10-07** — Died aged 81.

## Achievements

- Built a regional homebuilder into a national publicly traded business.
- Inducted with Bruce Toll into BUILDER’s Hall of Fame in 2017.
- Helped expand access to public interest legal careers through sustained giving with Jane Toll.
- Provided the property used by Seeds of Peace in Maine.

## Latest updates

- **2023-11** — Penn trustees adopted a memorial resolution honoring his work in business and public interest legal education.
- **2023-06** — Doug Yearley discussed Toll’s Monday-night mentoring in a published leadership interview.
- **2022-10** — Died on October 7; the company and organizations he supported published tributes.

## Links

- Website: https://bob.tollbrothers.com/

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