Riley, Gerun — Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation

President

Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation

THE LATEST: Riley has overseen major gifts from the Broad Foundation, including three in 2019 totaling $30 million for the foundation's stem cell research centers at UCLA, USC and UC San Francisco. In December the foundation gave $100 million to establish a free master's degree program for emerging public school leaders and executives. To address the pandemic, the foundation stepped provided grants to the L.A. Emergency Covid-19 Crisis Fund, the Angeleno Campaign, the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation and One Family Los Angeles.

BACKGROUND: Riley joined the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation in 2003 in an entry-level administrative post and served as chief of staff, vice president and senior vice president before her appointment as president in 2016. She oversees the foundation's activities and investments in education, scientific and medical research, and arts institutions. Riley has been a part of key foundation programs, including the Broad Prize for Urban Education and the opening of downtown's The Broad museum of contemporary art.

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