Category: Education

Peggy Hsieh named Director of Finance of The Broad Family Office

Media Contact: Suzi Emmerling, semmerling@broadfoundation.org, 202-550-3785 Peggy Hsieh named Director of Finance of The Broad Family Office Los Angeles, December 19, 2019—Peggy Hsieh, a seasoned accounting executive, has joined the Broad Family Office where she will oversee the accounting function for The Broad Foundations. Before joining FOFS, Hsieh served as the Senior Vice President of… Read more »

Shawn R. White Named General Counsel of The Broad Foundations

Media Contact: Suzi Emmerling, semmerling@broadfoundation.org, 202-550-3785 Shawn R. White Named General Counsel of The Broad Foundations Los Angeles, March 21, 2019—Shawn R. White, an experienced attorney and Los Angeles native, has joined The Broad Foundations and the Broad Family Office in the role of General Counsel. White has a breadth of experience advising non-profit and… Read more »

Broad Foundation Supports New Philanthropic Fund for LAUSD

Shannon Haber, Los Angeles Unified, 213-241-6766 Roshin Mathew, California Community Foundation, 213-413-4130 x 229 Fund for Equity and Excellence Launches to Support Public Education in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, July 5, 2018—Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner and a group of Los Angeles community partners and foundations today announced the launch of the Fund for… Read more »

DSST Wins the 2018 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools

Media Contacts Natalie Laukitis, nlaukitis@publiccharters.org Swati Pandey, spandey@broadfoundation.org DSST Public Schools Wins 2018 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools Colorado charter school network awarded $250,000 for demonstrating outstanding college-readiness outcomes among low-income students and students of color Announcement kicks off the 2018 National Charter Schools Conference in Washington, D.C. Austin, Texas, June 18, 2018—DSST Public… Read more »

Achievement First, DSST and Uncommon Schools Named 2018 Broad Prize Finalists

  Media Contacts Natalie Laukitis, nlaukitis@publiccharters.org Swati Pandey, spandey@broadfoundation.org Achievement First, DSST and Uncommon Schools Named 2018 Broad Prize Finalists WASHINGTON, D.C. and LOS ANGELES, June 7, 2017— Achievement First, DSST Public Schools and Uncommon Schools are finalists for the 2018 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools and… Read more »

Broad Foundation on Los Angeles Superintendent Appointment

Broad Foundation on Los Angeles Superintendent Appointment “We offer our congratulations to Austin Beutner on being named superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District, and we thank Interim Superintendent Vivian Ekchian for her leadership the past several months. There is no more critical—and potentially transformative—job in our city right now than superintendent. Our community is… Read more »

Broad Foundation Supports March For Our Lives Los Angeles

Broad Foundation Supports March For Our Lives L.A. “School shootings have been a relentless and shameful fact of American life for 20 years, and gun violence has anguished families and communities for much longer. As longtime supporters of students and sensible gun-violence prevention, we stand today with the brave and thoughtful young leaders marching to… Read more »

Eli Broad Announces Retirement After Six-Decade Career in Business and Philanthropy

Swati Pandey, 310-954-5049, spandey@broadfoundation.org Emily Gest, 212-843-8061, egest@rubenstein.com Eli Broad Announces Retirement After Six-Decade Career in Business and Philanthropy Gerun Riley to Oversee the Philanthropic Work of The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12, 2017—Eli Broad announced today that he is retiring from The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation and passing responsibility… Read more »