Eli Broad is not known for being effusive, ... “We talk about his work, his family, his children,” says Broad, who even got to know Koons’ first wife, Italian porn star La Cicciolina.

Edythe Broad, 84Company: Broad FoundationsTitle: Co-founderPhilanthropist Edythe Broad and her husband, billionaire business leader Eli Broad, are ...

Eli Broad poses for a photo at his museum, “The Broad” in downtown Los Angeles in 2015. AP The son of Lithuanian immigrants, Broad was born June 6, 1933, in New York City but raised in Detroit.

LACMA, MOCA, the Hammer — museums had a complicated relationship with Eli Broad. Which partly explains why he ultimately built his own.

Billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad has been a driving force in the intellectual and cultural life of Los Angeles, pouring money into its universities, championing charter schools, and helping to ...

When Eli Broad flew into Los Angeles International Airport in 1963 with his wife, Edye, the 30-year-old self-made millionaire was not impressed. “The ground below us called to mind the old ...