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Eli Broad was a renowned entrepreneur and philanthropist who is the only person to found two Fortune 500 companies in different industries, SunAmerica Inc. and KB Home, formerly Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation, and who co-founded with his wife Edythe the contemporary art museum, The Broad.
Eli and Edythe Broad. Over decades of partnership, Eli and Edythe Broad built a groundbreaking philanthropic vision and brought it to life through their unwavering commitment to the public good.
Edythe and Eli Broad at a gala hosted by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2008. Eli Broad was drawn into the art world by his wife Edythe's interest in collecting. Their first major purchase was made in 1973, when he and Edye first acquired a Van Gogh drawing entitled Cabanes a Saintes-Maries, 1888.
- June 6, 1933, New York City, U.S.
- Michigan State University
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Eli Broad was a renowned entrepreneur and philanthropist who is the only person to found two Fortune 500 companies in different industries, SunAmerica Inc. and KB Home, formerly Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation, and who co-founded with his wife Edythe the contemporary art museum, The Broad.
Edythe Broad ( /broʊd/; born Edythe Lawson in 1936) is an American art collector and philanthropist. Singly and with her husband Eli Broad (1933-2021), she has collected "about 2000 pieces of art valued at more than $2 billion" and supported arts initiatives such as the Los Angeles Opera and The Broad. [1] Early life.
- Arts patron
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation. Investing in the Future of Los Angeles. We elevate organizations, initiatives and leaders that boldly address the challenges of our time and expand opportunity for Los Angeles’ historically marginalized communities. Learn more. Entrepreneurship for the public good in education, science and the arts.
Together with his wife, Edye, Mr. Broad became devoted to philanthropy, founding The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation and The Broad Art Foundation. Through the foundations, the Broads committed more than $5 billion to supporting K-12 public education, scientific and medical research, and the visual and performing arts.