William J. McMorrow

William J. McMorrow (Bill) is the Chairman and CEO of Kennedy Wilson, a global real estate investment company. He acquired the company in 1988.[1] In October 2017 the company acquired the 76 percent of Kennedy Wilson Europe that it did not already own, resulting in an $8 billion global real estate platform.[2] The company also has a joint-venture affordable housing partnership with Vintage Housing.[3]


Early Life

McMorrow is a Southern California native. He grew up in Malibu as one of nine children and his father was a U.S. Navy Fighter pilot.

Education

McMorrow received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business from the University of Southern California in 1969 and went on to receive an MBA in 1970.[4] He also attended Loyola High School in Los Angeles.[1]

Philanthropy

McMorrow’s primary charitable endeavors include supporting education and U.S. Veterans. As a member of the Navy SEAL Foundation Board of Directors, he helped raise more than $5 million for the organization at a 2018 Los Angeles Evening of Tribute sponsored by Kennedy Wilson.[5] At The University of Southern California, where he sits on the Board of Trustees, Bill endowed the Neighborhood Academic Initiative, which provides support for students in South and East Los Angeles.[6] McMorrow established the Military Veterans Initiative, which helps student-veterans earn a USC degree and find employment and he also helped to found With Your Shield, A McMorrow Veterans Initiative, which is a certificate program developed through USC Marshall School of Business designed to support Veterans and their families in the post-deployment phase by providing networking opportunities and education to ease the transition back to civilian life.[7]

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gollark: And since the definition is entirely free of points ("pointless") it must be good.
gollark: `...` is clearly a very useful combinator, as you can see.
gollark: ```haskell(...) = (.) . (. (.)) . (.) . (. (. (.))) . ((.) .)(...) :: (((b1 -> c1) -> c2) -> b2 -> c3) -> (a1 -> b3 -> c2) -> a1 -> (((a2 -> b1) -> a2 -> c1) -> b3) -> (a3 -> b2) -> a3 -> c3```

References
  1. "William J. McMorrow". Los Angeles World Affairs Council and Town Hall. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  2. "Kennedy Wilson Fine-Tunes its Portfolio". www.cpexecutive.com.
  3. Registry, The (June 9, 2015). "Kennedy Wilson Makes $78MM Investment in Vintage Housing Holdings, Plans to Expand in Northern California and Seattle".
  4. "William J. McMorrow | Presidential Search | USC". presidentialsearch.usc.edu.
  5. "Navy SEAL Foundation Raises Nearly $5 Million at LA Tribute". Los Angeles, CA Patch. November 12, 2018.
  6. "USC's life-changing college-prep program for local youth receives transformative gift". USC News. May 7, 2018.
  7. Lindberg, Eric. "USC Trustee William McMorrow cites risk-taking as key to success • Trojan Family Magazine". USC News.
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