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Robert Trump

Robert Stewart Trump (August 26, 1948 – August 15, 2020) was an American businessman and investor. He was the younger brother of U.S. president Donald Trump, and was a loyal supporter of Donald's political career.

Trump served on the board of directors for ZeniMax Media, parent company to Bethesda Softworks, a position he occupied from 1999 until his death in 2020. In addition to being a board member at ZeniMax, he was also an investor in the company.

In the years before his death, Robert Trump was the president of Trump Management, a business owned by the Trump siblings. At some point, he also worked as a real estate developer.

Robert Trump was born in Queens on August 26, 1948, to Fred Trump and Mary Anne MacLeod. He was the youngest of their five children; his siblings were Maryanne, Fred Jr., Elizabeth, and Donald. He graduated from St Paul's School in Garden City, Long Island. Trump attended Boston University, where he majored in economics; while there, he played soccer and was the MVP and team captain in 1969.

Trump joined his father's business and came to manage the Trump Organization's real estate holdings outside of Manhattan.

Following Mark G. Etess's death in an October 1989 helicopter crash on a Garden State Parkway median in Lacey Township, New Jersey, Donald Trump appointed Robert Trump to serve in Etess's former position. Etess had been the top executive at the Trump Taj Mahal, Robert Trump's special sporting events coordinator, and was the master of super deals in sports and entertainment for Donald Trump.

When concern was expressed about violent video games, in the wake of the Columbine High School massacre in 1999, "political luminaries", including Robert Trump, were added to the board of directors for ZeniMax Media, parent company to Bethesda Softworks. until his death in 2020. During his tenure as a director, ZeniMax published several series, including Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, Doom, and Wolfenstein. His role at the company was highlighted by media outlets in the wake of the Parkland school shooting, when his brother linked video games to violence and subsequently met with various industry chiefs, including Robert Altman, CEO of ZeniMax. In addition to being a board member at ZeniMax, Trump was also an investor in the company.

In the years prior to his death, Robert Trump was the president of Trump Management, Inc., Fred Trump's business, later owned by the Trump siblings, including Donald and Robert, as well as their sisters Maryanne Trump-Barry and Elizabeth Trump-Grau. At some point, Trump worked as a real estate developer.

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