Eli L. Broad (/brɵd/; born June 6, 1933) is an American philanthropist and entrepreneur. He is the only person to found two Fortune 500 companies in different industries. Read full biography of Eli Broad →
Los Angeles is such a great meritocracy. Where can someone with my background - don't have the right family background, the right religion, the... →
If you ask why I do what I do - I want to make a difference. I don't just want to maintain the status quo. I want to help people, to work with... →
The happiest people I've found are in science. These people have three times the IQ - maybe I'm exaggerating. They have a higher IQ than I... →
To me, unconventional thinking is approaching a problem and asking, 'Why not? Why can't something be done?' If someone can't give me... →
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.
Managers are responsible for setting workplace policies under which teachers can succeed. Managers are responsible for negotiating contracts that... →
The first dream I had was just to get a college education. I got through college in three years, taking extra classes in summer school.
Collecting is more than just buying objects.
I think over any period of time, especially if you don't use leverage, it is difficult to continually beat the S&P 500.
Philanthropy is activism.
The first thing I started collecting was stamps. Until I started discovering girls. That was the end of stamps.
If you have poor management that's not doing the right job, you end up with unions filling the void and... page after page of work rules and... →
A real collector does not sell.
Eli L. Broad (/brɵd/; born June 6, 1933) is an American philanthropist and entrepreneur. He is the only person to found two Fortune 500 companies in different industries.