President, Chief Executive
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Peter Laugharn leads the Westlake Village-based Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, one of the largest private philanthropic organizations in the country, established in 1944. He has spent nearly three decades working in the foundation and nonprofit sectors. Before joining the Foundation, he was the executive director of the Firelight Foundation, a nonprofit that supports African charitable organizations. He also previously led the Bernard van Leer Foundation. Under his leadership last year, the Foundation awarded more than $300 million in grants across seven initiatives covering homelessness, foster youth, safe water, refugees, early childhood development, and other areas, with targeted investment in L.A. County.
YEARS ON LA500: 3 Years on the LA500
