A Toledo, Ohio-based real estate entrepreneur, John J. Barone II is the president of Barone Rental Properties, which he founded in 1981. With the firm, John J. Barone II specializes in apartment complexes and residential real estate and has developed 225 apartments alongside 26 homes, which he financed, developed, and maintains.
In addition, Mr. Barone is the president of Barone Enterprises, a real estate firm that focuses on developing and leasing office buildings. Since joining the company in 1999, he has overseen the development of over 400,000 square feet of office premises across the state while also being responsible for the financing of these projects. He also served as a maintenance professional with the company before attending Miami University in Oxford Ohio.
John J. Barone II studied business at St. John Jesuit, where he was a swimming champion in the 100-yard breaststroke. He went on to attend Miami University to pursue a bachelor of arts in business, which he earned in 1974.