Elliott Broidy

Elliott Broidy
Born 1956/1957 (age 59–60)[1]
Residence Bel Air, Los Angeles, California
Education University of Southern California
Occupation Venture capitalist, philanthropist
Political party Republican Party
Spouse(s) Robin Rosenzweig
Children Rachel Broidy
Lauren Broidy
Nathaniel Broidy
Parent(s) Sherman G. Broidy
Dorothy Horowitz

Elliott Broidy (born 1956/1957) is an American venture capitalist, Republican fundraiser, and philanthropist.

Early life

Broidy is the son of Sherman G. Broidy (1924-2014), an educator and property developer, and Dorothy Horowitz.[2]

Broidy graduated from the University of Southern California, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Finance.[3][4] He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).[3][4]

Career

Broidy started his career in finance at Arthur Andersen.[4] He was Managing Director at Bell Enterprises from 1982 to 1991.[4] In 1991, he founded Broidy Capital Management, an investment firm.[3][4] He then served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.[3][4][5]

Broidy served as Chairman of ESI Holdings, an event management firm.[3] Additionally, he served on the Boards of Directors of the Foley Timber and Land Company, and Vantis Capital Management.[3][4] He served as Commissioner and Chairman of the Alternative Investment Committee of the Los Angeles City Fire and Police Pension Fund from 2002 to 2009.[3][4][6] He served on the Board Governors of the California-Israel Chamber of Commerce.[4]

In 2002, Broidy founded Markstone Capital, a private equity firm which invested in the Israeli economy as well as the New York State Common Pension Fund.[3][4] In 2009, he pleaded guilty to a felony after he was accusing of bribing former New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi.[6][7][8] Some of the money also went to Jack Chartier, who was Hevesi's chief of staff and actress Peggy Lipton's boyfriend.[9] Broidy was spared from going to jail after paying a $48 million bail.[1] Rob Eshman, the editor of The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, who published a scathing attack on Broidy when he was convicted, later publicly praised Broidy for taking full responsibility for his actions.[10]

Broidy was the executive producer of two films: Sugar and Snake and Mongoose in 2013.[11]

Politics

Broidy served as finance committee Chairman for the Republican National Committee.[6] He was also finance Chair and member of the Board of Trustees of the Republican Jewish Coalition.[10]

Broidy was a "Super Ranger", donating more than $300,000 to President George W. Bush.[9] In October 2006, he hosted a fundraiser for then-President George W. Bush, where US$1 was raised.[12] Later that year, he was appointed by Secretary Michael Chertoff to the Homeland Security Advisory Council as well as the Future of Terrorism Task Force and New Technology Task Force.[3][5][6] Meanwhile, President Bush appointed him to the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.[5][6]

Broidy serves as the vice chairman of the Trump Victory Fund, which supports Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.[13][14]

Philanthropy

Broidy served on the Board of Governors and the Endowment Committee of Hebrew Union College.[3] Additionally, he served the Board of Trustees of the Hillel Foundation as well as the Center for Investment Studies at Marshall School of Business at his alma mater, the University of Southern California.[3][5] He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Simon Wiesenthal Center.[4][5] He has served on the Board of the Wilshire Boulevard Temple.[4] He was the 2008 recipient of the Raoul Wallenberg Award by the Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States for his Jewish philanthropy.[7]

Broidy has been a member of the Young Presidents Organization.[3] He also served on the Board of Governors of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.[4] He held a fundraiser for the American Ballet Theatre in 2006.[7][15]

Personal life

Broidy is married to Robin Rosenzweig, a former employee of 20th Century Fox.[5][16] After residing in Holmby Hills, they moved to Bel Air in 2001.[16] The construction of their new house in Bel Air was met with opposition from neighbors, including former First Lady Nancy Reagan.[16]

The couple have three children: Rachael, Lauren and Nathaniel.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Marc Lifsher, L.A. venture capitalist Elliott Broidy spared jail time, The Los Angeles Times, November 27, 2012
  2. ↑ "Sherman G. Broidy Obituary". legacy. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 USC Marshall School Center for Investment Studies
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Bloomberg BusinessWeek
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Simon Wiesenthal Center
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Josh Beckerman, Just Who Is Elliott Broidy, Anyway?, The Wall Street Journal, December 3, 2009
  7. 1 2 3 Craig Karmin, Peter Lattman, Hevesi Linked to Pay-to-Play as Broidy Admits Guilt, The Wall Street Journal, December 4, 2009
  8. ↑ The Associated Press, Guilty Plea in Fraud Case Tied to New York Pension, The New York Times, December 4, 2009
  9. 1 2 Tom Robbins, The Peggy Lipton Affair Brings Down Another Mogul, Village Voice, December 8, 2009
  10. 1 2 Rob Eshman, Elliott Broidy speaks! To me??, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, January 9, 2013
  11. ↑ imdb: Elliott Broidy
  12. ↑ Gabriel Snyder, Inside Move: H’wood picks side in campaign fund fight, Variety, October 04, 2006
  13. ↑ "Donald Trump's New Fundraiser's Israel Connection". Haartez. May 26, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  14. ↑ Haberman, Maggie (May 24, 2016). "R.N.C. Names People to Help Shore Up Donald Trump's Coffers". The New York Times. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  15. ↑ An Evening in Bel Air to Salute the American Ballet Theatre, New York Social Diary,
  16. 1 2 3 Patti Davis, Battle Takes Shape in the Toniest of War Grounds, The Los Angeles Times, March 18, 2001
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