Eli Broad
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 Eli Broad    (businessman) | |
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| Born | June 6, 1933 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | April 30, 2021 (Age 87) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | US |
| Ethnicity | Jewish |
| Alma mater | Michigan State University |
| Spouse | Edythe Broad |
| Member of | "The Good Club", The Giving Pledge |
| Interests | charter school |
| Party | Democratic |
Eli Broad is a US billionaire.
Activities
Together with his wife Edythe Broad he attended the 2009 Good Club meeting.
The Broad foundation is highly interested in gene editing with CRISPR.[1] In 2017 they were involved in a bitter lawsuit concerning patents against the University of California regarding certain CRISPR technologies.
As of September 2020, the Broad was processing one out of every 20 COVID-19 "tests" in the nation.[2]
In 2015, the Los Angeles Times obtained a secret 44-page proposal drafted by the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation and other charter advocates that was designed to charterize 50% of Los Angeles public schools.[3]
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References
- ↑ https://www.broadinstitute.org/research-highlights-crispr
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20201110062438/https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/local/robust-test-regimen-keeps-williams-college-mostly-covid-free/article_574ed8ac-1311-11eb-98bc-e381a9cf9b73.html
- ↑ http://documents.latimes.com/great-public-schools-now-initiative
