Life of luxury.The 50 Richest Angelenos, as compiled by the Business Journal, are a rarefied rar·e·fied also rar·i·fied adj. 1. Belonging to or reserved for a small select group; esoteric. 2. Elevated in character or style; lofty. rarefied Adjective 1. lot. Viacom Inc. Chairman Sumner Redstone Sumner Murray Redstone (born Sumner Murray Rothstein on May 27 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts) is majority owner and Chairman of the Board of the National Amusements theater chain. Through National Amusements, he is majority owner of Midway Games, Viacom and CBS Corporation. has this year's top spot, at $8.9 billion, but even the last person on the list, Merv Griffin Mervyn Edward "Merv" Griffin, Jr. (July 6 1925 – August 12 2007) was an American talk show host, game show host, entertainer, pianist, television personality and raconteur. , comes in at a cool $500 million. That's more money than most of us can even imagine having--but why not give it a try? So the Business Journal asks: If you had $500 million, what would you do with it? Alec Hudnut President Evolution Robotics Inc. I think there is an opportunity in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. to start a venture capital community similar to what we have in the Bay Area. So I'd start a venture fund and seed a series of promising technologies like robotics, some of the animation coming out of the studios, communications and biotech coming out of Cal Tech and try and build as large a network of successful technology companies and capital firms as we have in the Bay Area. And then I'd go to Disneyland. Mark Dorenfeld Senior Vice President Aspen Education Group Aspen Education Group is an organization based in Cerritos, California, that operates a variety of therapeutic treatment programs for troubled adolescents, including wilderness therapy programs, residential treatment centers, therapeutic boarding schools, and weight loss programs. Inc. I would retire. I'd take half the money and put it in a foundation and donate it, focusing on poor children who need medical and educational help in Los Angeles. I live here and I was born here, so I'd focus my efforts here. And there's enough here to keep busy. I'd take care of my own kids--set them up. And I'd travel all around the world. First to Italy because my wife's family is from there and she's never been. Then to Hawaii to lie on the beach and golf. Paul Malaty General Sales Manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → Ford West I would help people around me because at my age I don't think I could spend it before I die. I would give it to people who need it, like hungry people, and contribute to charities. I don't think my life would change a lot. We think money sometimes is a friend and brings peace of mind but it's really not. It won't bring us happiness because that comes from inside ourselves. I am a happy person. I have my family and kids I adore, and I see a lot of things that bring us happiness more than money. Erin Kuhlman Vice President, Corporate Relations Parsons Corp. I would have a lot of fun and make sure there would be some left over for altruistic means. That means travel, real estate, lots of time off from work, and good schools for my kids. I would travel internationally and in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. to places like Hawaii, Africa and Europe. I would give money to charity and share with my family. Michael Glynn Managing Partner Tanner Mainstain Hoffer & Peyrot I would just buy municipal bonds and live very nicely for the rest of my life and give a good portion to charities, like medical and Jewish. I would work on a very limited basis doing what I want to do, but not what I have to. I'd try to travel as much as I could, enjoy time with my family, improve my golf game and not worry about the type of things you have to worry about when you have to make a living. Manuel Urquiza Director of Strategic Planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. Leo A Leo A ( as known as Leo III ) is an irregular galaxy that is part of the Local Group. It lies 2.25 Mly from Earth. References 1. ^ I. D. Karachentsev, V. E. Karachentseva, W. K. Hutchmeier, D. I. Makarov (2004). . Daly I would practice architecture as a hobby so I wouldn't have to concern myself when clients negotiate the fees down to nothing but still demand everything. Then I would obviously pay for both my daughters' education upfront, and I would donate the balance to education. One of my daughters is currently at the University of San Francisco • • [ studying psychiatry so I could build her first house; at least I'd like to. |
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