Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Caruso Affiliated Holdings Los Angeles, California Current: HJC Investments Corporation (Deceased) – Santa Monica, California
Henry J. Caruso is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Caruso Affiliated Holdings, an investment company that manages a number of automobile dealerships in the Los Angeles area. Enrolling in the University of Southern California in 1939, Mr. Caruso left his studies to join the U.S. Navy Air Corps and earned the distinction of Navy Pilot Lt. J.G. He returned to the University of Southern California in 1946, completed his studies and entered the car business by acquiring a number of new car dealerships including General Motors, Ford and Chrysler. In 1966, Mr. Caruso founded Dollar Rent-A-Car which grew from its original location to become the fourth largest worldwide car rental company with over 1,200 locations. In 1990 he sold his interests in Dollar to Chrysler Corporation. Mr. Caruso is a recipient of the “Distinguished Diploma of Honor” from Pepperdine University, Malibu, California. Today, Mr. Caruso focuses his time and activities on his investment company, his automobile operations, charitable and educational programs, and serves on numerous public and private boards. Mr. Caruso and his wife Genie make their home in Beverly Hills. “It is our system that allows anyone to have the freedom to choose what they want to be.”
