Kyriakos Tsakopoulos and AKT Development

Sacramento entrepreneur · Greek American

Kyriakos Tsakopoulos

President and co-chairman, AKT Development

Leads the family land company his father, Angelo Tsakopoulos, founded in 1964, one of the region’s largest landholders.

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Kyriakos Tsakopoulos is president and co-chairman of AKT Development, the Sacramento land and development company founded by his father, Angelo K. Tsakopoulos. He was named president and CEO of the AKT group in 2009.

Company: AKT DevelopmentFounded: 1964, by Angelo TsakopoulosHeritage: Greek AmericanRole since: 2009, president

By the numbers

1,964AKT makes its first land sale

47,000Acres controlled around Sacramento

2,009Kyriakos named president

70,000Volumes donated to Sac State

$10M+Land given to Dignity Health

$1MFamily gift to McGeorge Law

The data

AKT land, in acres

Land controlledAround Sacramento

47000

Borden RanchClean Water Act case

8350

Gift to Dignity Health2015, valued above $10 million

Source: Wikipedia (Angelo K. Tsakopoulos). The 47,000-acre figure is undated in the source.

The story of Kyriakos Tsakopoulos

Angelo Tsakopoulos was born in 1936 in Rizes, Greece, came to the United States in 1951 and made AKT’s first real estate sale in 1964. The company grew into one of the region’s largest landholders, controlling about 47,000 acres around Sacramento.

The family is known for its gifts. In 2002 it bought and donated a 70,000-volume Hellenic collection to the Sacramento State library; in 2015 it gave about 33 acres valued at more than $10 million to Dignity Health; and in 2018 it gave $1 million to the McGeorge School of Law. Kyriakos has also served as an alumni trustee of Columbia University.

Awards and recognition

2002Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection, Sacramento State library 2015Land gift to Dignity Health, valued above $10 million

Milestones

1936Angelo Tsakopoulos born in Rizes, Greece.
1951Angelo arrives in the United States.
1964AKT Development makes its first real estate sale.
2002Hellenic collection of 70,000 volumes donated to Sacramento State.
2009Kyriakos named president and CEO of the AKT companies.
2015About 33 acres, worth more than $10 million, donated to Dignity Health.
2018$1 million family gift to the McGeorge School of Law.

Companies and ventures

AKT DevelopmentLand and development, since 1964

Lessons for business builders

Land is a long game: AKT’s holdings were built over six decades.
A family company needs a clear handoff; the 2009 transition named the next leader.
Give where you build. The family’s gifts are part of its legacy in the region.