# Sheldon G. Adelson

> Sheldon G. Adelson (1933-2021) founded Las Vegas Sands and served as its chairman and CEO. His career ran from newspaper sales and trade shows to convention-centered resorts in Las Vegas, Macau and Singapore. He and Miriam Adelson also became prominent donors to Republican campaigns and Jewish educational causes.

- **Role:** Founder; former chairman and CEO at Las Vegas Sands Corp. (died January 11, 2021)
- **Organizations:** Las Vegas Sands Corp., Sands China Ltd., Interface Group, COMDEX, Israel Hayom, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Adelson Family Foundation
- **From:** Boston, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Attended; did not graduate, City College of New York
- **Known for:** Developed convention-centered integrated resorts in Las Vegas, Macau and Singapore., Co-created COMDEX and developed the Sands Expo convention business., Helped develop Cotai as a resort destination.

## Career timeline

- **Age 12** — Began selling newspapers in Boston at age 12.
- **1979** — Launched COMDEX with partners.
- **1988** — Las Vegas Sands predecessor formed in April to own and operate the Sands Hotel and Casino.
- **1995** — COMDEX sold to SoftBank.
- **1996** — Old Sands demolished for The Venetian.
- **1999** — The Venetian Las Vegas opened in May.
- **2004** — Sands Macao opened in May; Las Vegas Sands went public in December.
- **2007** — The Venetian Macao opened in August; Israel Hayom began publication that year.
- **2010** — Marina Bay Sands began opening in April.
- **2015** — Adelson family acquired the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
- **2021** — Died January 11 at age 87.

## Achievements

- Developed convention-centered integrated resorts in Las Vegas, Macau and Singapore.
- Co-created COMDEX and developed the Sands Expo convention business.
- Helped develop Cotai as a resort destination.
- With Miriam Adelson, donated $25 million to Yad Vashem in 2006 and another $25 million in 2011.
- Supported Birthright Israel educational trips.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Sands chairman and CEO Patrick Dumont discussed Adelson's goal of building a company that would outlive its founders.
- **2026-10** — As checked in October 2026, Simon & Schuster lists the posthumous memoir The Bigger You Think, based on recorded interviews, for June 15, 2027. The listed date is forthcoming and may change.

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