Background
Broad, Eli was born on June 6, 1933 in New York City. Son of Leon and Rebecca (Jacobson) Broad.
Foundation administrator art collector
Broad, Eli was born on June 6, 1933 in New York City. Son of Leon and Rebecca (Jacobson) Broad.
Bachelor in Accounting cum laude, Michigan State University, 1954. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Southwestern University, 2000. HHD (honorary), Michigan State University, 2002.
Certified public accountant, 1954-1956. Assistant professor Detroit Institute of Technology, 1956. Co-founder, chairman, president, Chief Executive Officer SunAmerica Inc.
(formerly Kaufman & Broad, Inc.), Los Angeles, 1957-2001. Chairman SunAmerica Inc. (formerly Kaufman & Broad, Inc., now American International Group Retirement Services Inc.), 2001—2005, Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation, Los Angeles, 1989-1993, chairman executive committee, 1993-1995.
Founder, chairman Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation (now KB Home), since 1993. Member executive committee advisory board Federal National Mortgage Association, 1972-1973. Active California Business Roundtable, 1986-2000.
Co-owner Sacramento Kings and Arco Arena, 1992-1999. Trustee Committee for Economic Development, 1993-1995. Member real estate advisory board Citibank, New York City, 1976-1981.
Board directors Sacramento Kings and Atlantic Richfield Company Arena. Co-owner Sacramento Kings & Arco Arena, 1992-1999.
Member board directors Los Angeles World Affairs Council, 1988-2003, chairman, 1994-1997, Drug Abuse Resistance Education American, 1989-1995, honorary member board directors since 1995. Founding trustee Windward School, Santa Monica, California, 1972-1977. Board trustees Pitzer College, Claremont, California, 1970-1982, chairman board trustees, 1973-1979, life trustee, since 1982, Haifa University, Israel, 1972-1980, California State University, 1978-1982, vice chairman board trustees, 1979-1980, trustee emeritus, since 1982, Museum Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 1980-1993, founding chairman, 1980, Archives American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1985-1998, American Federation Arts, 1988-1991, Leland Stanford Mansion Foundation, 1992-2000, California Institute of Technology, since 1993, Armand Hammer Museum Art and Cultural Center University of California at Los Angeles, 1994-1999.
President California Non-Partisan Vote Registration Foundation, 1971-1972. Chancellor's associate University of California at Los Angeles, since 1971, member visiting committee Graduate School Management, 1972-1990, trustee University of California at Los Angeles Foundation, 1986-1996, executive committee board visitors School of the Arts & Architecture, since 1997. Associate chairman United Crusade, Los Angeles, 1973-1976.
Chairman Mayor's Housing Policy Committee, Los Angeles, 1974-1975. Delegate, speaker Federal Economic Summit Conference, 1974, State Economic Summit Conference, 1974. Member contemporary council Los Angeles County Museum Art, 1973-1979, board trustees acquisitions committee, 1978-1981, trustee, since 1995.
Board fellows, member executive committee The Claremont (California) Colleges, 1974-1979. National trustee Baltimore Museum Art, 1985-1991. Member advisory board Boy Scouts American, 1982-1985, Los Angeles Business Journal, 1986-1988.
Member advisory council Town Hall of California, 1985-1987. Trustee Democratic National Committee Victory Fund, 1988, 92, 96. Member painting and sculpture committee Whitney Museum, New York City, 1987-1989.
Chairman advisory board ART/Los Angeles, 1989. Board overseers The Music Center of Los Angeles County, 1991-1992, member board governors, 1996-1998, honorary governor since 1998. Member contemporary art committee Harvard University Art Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1992-2004.
Member international directors council Guggenheim Museum, New York City, 1993-1998. Trustee Museum Modern Art, New York City, since 2004. Active National Industrial Pollution Control Council, 1970-1973, Maeght Foundation, St. Paul de Vence, France, 1975-1980, Mayor's Special Advisory Committee on Fiscal Administration, Los Angeles, 1993-1994.
Board directors University of California at Los Angeles/Armand Hammer Museum Art And Cultural Center, 1994-1999. Co-founder Broad Foundation, since 1999. Board regents Smithsonian Institute, since 2004.
Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member: California Club, Hillcrest Country Club (Los Angeles), Regency Club, Beta Alpha Psi.
Married Edythe Lois Lawson, December 19, 1954. Children: Jeffrey Alan, Gary Stephen.