Eli Broad
Eli Broad
Eli L. Broadis an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the only person to build two Fortune 500 companies in different industries. As of October 2015, Forbes ranked Broad the 65th wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of $7.4 billion...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth6 June 1933
CountryUnited States of America
writing giving people
Charity is just writing checks and not being engaged. Philanthropy, to me, is being engaged, not only with your resources but getting people and yourself really involved and doing things that haven't been done before.
bag learned starting street wall
He learned supermarkets not from Wall Street but from starting as a bag boy.
naturally
I'm naturally curious, and I read four newspapers a day.
coming either gone
Being a Midwesterner, I know that many of the middle-class manufacturing jobs that had been at the heart of our economy are either gone or going, and they're not coming back.
baltimore david great history presidents scientist
David Baltimore will go down in history as not only a great scientist but also as one of the great presidents of Caltech,
lifelong public schools strengthen union
As the son of a union activist and a lifelong Democrat, I've always thought that privatizing our public schools is not the answer. We must strengthen public schools.
enriching experience
What artists think about the world is often different from how we businessmen see it, and I find that an enriching experience.
wisdom real knowledge
There is no substitute for knowledge. To this day, I read three newspapers a day. It is impossible to read a paper without being exposed to ideas. And ideas - more than money - are the real currency for success.
maintaining-the-status-quo ideas challenging-the-status-quo
I've never been one who enjoys maintaining the status quo. I'm always pushing for new ideas, whether it's in business or philanthropy.
people want paper
If people want to criticize me because it sells papers, that's fine. I just don't like it when it's inaccurate.
party museums three
I never stay anywhere - parties, museums, meetings - longer than three hours.
cities needs great-cities
I have always believed that every great city in history needs a vibrant center.
passion want intensity
Anything I do, I spend a lot of time. I do it with passion and intensity. I want to be in charge.
art emotion evoke
Art evokes emotion. It doesn't have to be a thing of beauty.