Broad made his fortune with his real estate company Kaufman & Broad before founding financial company SunAmerica, where he served as CEO until 2000. He was the founding chairman of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) and is a life trustee and member of the executive committee of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). He and his wife have also formed the philanthropic Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation and The Broad Art Foundation, of which have assets surpassing $2.5 billion.

His estimated net worth is $17.5 billion, stemming from the success of Koch Industries, a privately owned energy conglomerate whose subsidiaries include Georgia Pacific, the maker of Brawny paper towels, and Invista, the maker of Stainmaster carpet and Lycra fiber. As of September, Koch had succeeded Michael Bloomberg as the richest man in New York City, …

Broad made his fortune with his real estate company, Kaufman & Broad, and then found financial company SunAmerica where he served as CEO. He is actively involved in revitalizing L.A.’s downtown area and is an avid supporter of enriching the city’s cultural life. The Broads created a family foundation in the 1960s as a way …

Broad made his fortune with his real estate company, Kaufman & Broad, and then founded financial company SunAmerica, where he served as CEO. He is actively involved in revitalizing L.A.’s downtown area and is an avid supporter of enriching the city’s cultural life. The Broads created a family foundation in the 1960s to support their …