Education of Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th and current president of the United States. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality . Trump was born and raised in Queens , a borough of New York City, and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School . He took charge of his family's real-estate business in 1971, renamed it The Trump Organization , and expanded its operations from Queens and Brooklyn into Manhattan . The company built or renovated skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. Trump later started various side ventures , mostly by licensing his name. He bought the Miss Universe brand of beauty pageants in 1996, and sold it in 2015. He produced and hosted The Apprentice , a reality television series, from 2003 to 2015. As of 2020, Forbes ...