
NEW YORK,NY- US President-elect Donald Trump has met a top Indian-American real estate executive amid reports of him joining the new administration. Sandeep Mathrani, 54, the Chief Executive Officer of General Growth Properties, met the President-elect at the Trump Towers in here on Nov 29. The presidential transition team, except for announcing the scheduled meeting, did not issue a readout of the meeting Trump had with Mathrani,
a top real estate executive from Chicago, the hometown of outgoing President Barack Obama. Local media reports speculated that Mathrani could join the Trump administration. According to Chicago Business, Mathrani earned $39.2 million last year, more than any other CEO of a US real estate investment trust. Mathrani joined General Growth in 2011. With a market capitalisation of nearly $ 23 billion, General Growth is the second-biggest mall owner in the country.(PTI)