Eli Broad

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Eli Broad
Personal
Profession	Founder, KB Home and SunAmerica, Inc.
Net Worth	$5.8 billion
High School	Detroit Public Schools
Bachelor's	Michigan State University

Eli Broad (born June 6, 1933) is a donor to California ballot proposition campaigns, as well as political campaigns in other states. Broad, a billionaire, is based in Los Angeles. Broad is ranked by Forbes as having a net worth in 2011 of $5.8 billion, making him the 173rd wealthiest person in the world.

According to Broad, "People don’t know I’ve got a deep social conscience." In describing his attitude toward philanthropy he says, "Whatever we do has to pass three tests. One, will it make a difference 30 years from now? Two, if we don’t do it, will it happen anyway? Three, are there people who can really make it happen?"

Ballot measures

"Think Long"

Broad is a member of the Think Long Committee for California. This group announced in November 2011 that it planned to submit an initiative proposal for the state's November 2012 ballot to raise taxes in the state by $10 billion.

Donations

Ballot measure	Donated	Position	Outcome
California Proposition 28, Change in State Legislative Term Limits Initiative (June 2012)	$50,000	a	a
California Proposition 20, Congressional Redistricting Initiative (2010)	$100,000	a	a
California Proposition 27, Elimination of Citizens Redistricting Commission Initiative (2010)	$100,000	d	d
California Proposition 14, Top-Two Primaries Amendment (June 2010)	$100,000	a	a
California Proposition 11, California Citizens Redistricting Commission (2008)	$150,000	a	a
Washington Charter School Authorization, Referendum 55 (2004)	$200,000	a	d

External links

• Eli and Edythe Broad, a visual profile by MSUAA Knowledge Network
• Broad Foundations
• Profile of Eli Broad from the Los Angeles Business Journal

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