C. Dean Metropoulos

C. Dean Metropoulos is an American billionaire businessman, born in 1946 in Greece and associated with Florida, with an estimated net worth of ~$2.9B. SEC records list him under the entity name “Metropoulos C. Dean” with a personal CIK and insider ownership filings tied to several companies, including Gores Metropoulos, Inc. (LAZR) and Hostess-related entities. Wikidata SEC EDGAR

Business & SEC Activity

SEC EDGAR links Metropoulos to filings connected with Gores Metropoulos, Inc. (LAZR) and multiple Hostess-related entities (Hostess Brands, Inc.; Hostess CDM Co-Invest, LLC; CDM Hostess Class C, LLC), as well as HRM Holdings LLC. He has 24 insider filings on record; Forms 3 and 4 are SEC “insider” ownership reports used to disclose initial holdings (Form 3) and subsequent changes like buys, sells, or grants (Form 4). Recent filings include a Form 3 and Form 4 on 2024-11-13 and multiple Form 4 filings through 2026-01-05. SEC EDGAR

Philanthropy

The Metropoulos Family Foundation (EIN 842835335) reported $903,590 in total assets for tax year 2023, with $4,974,164 in total revenue and $2,641,675 in total expenses. It reported $0 in grants paid in 2023. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

FEC records show 9 contributions totaling $54,200 from 1988-02-26 to 2014-04-07. The largest recipient was the RNC Republican National State Elections Committee ($43,200), and the party breakdown shows $2,000 to Democrats, $4,000 to Republicans, and $48,200 to PACs/Other. FEC