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 Giving Pledge, The Good Club |
| Interests | charter school |
| Party | Democratic |
Eli Broad was a US billionaire who attended the 2009 Good Club meeting discussing how to reduce the world population.
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
