American businessman, former CEO and Chairman of Douglas Elliman real estate, and Chairman of Vector Group. Longtime Donald Trump associate and fundraiser. Appears in the Epstein files through direct email references -- an email from angel investor David Mitchell to Epstein's executive assistant Lesley Groff states ‘I will call Howard Lorber ask him if that's ok with JEE,’ in connection with verifying the identity of banker Ariane de Rothschild.
In an August 2018 email, Epstein proposed a ‘war council’ of Trump associates to respond to the Russia investigation fallout, listing Lorber alongside Schwarzman, Wynn, Giuliani, LeFrak, and Barrack. These are documented direct references within Epstein's correspondence, not mere press clippings. Named on the DOJ's February 2026 list of 305 politically exposed persons.