Rebecka Belldegrun
Rebecka Belldegrun (born 1950), is a Finnish-born Israeli-American ophthalmologist, billionaire businesswoman and investor.
Rebecka Belldegrun | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rebecka Zabludowicz 1950 (age 72–73) Helsinki, Finland |
| Citizenship | Israeli and American |
| Alma mater | Sackler School of Medicine |
| Occupation(s) | President and CEO of Bellco Capital |
| Years active | 1986-present |
| Spouse | Arie Belldegrun |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Pola and Shlomo Zabludowicz |
| Relatives | Poju Zabludowicz (brother) Anita Zabludowicz (sister-in-law) |
Early life and education
Belldegrun was born in Helsinki, Finland to Pola and Shlomo Zabludowicz. Her younger brother is Poju Zabludowicz. She received her medical degree from the Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University, and later completed her Ophthalmic Surgery residency in Israel, and her fellowship in corneal surgery at Harvard Medical School.[1]
Career
In 1986, Belldegrun founded Intertech Corporation, a New York-based real estate company specializing in real estate development, investments, and acquisitions. She expanded Intertech's businesses and holdings to include interests in high-tech, biotechnology, hotel management and industrial manufacturing in the United States, England, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Israel. She served as the president of the company until 2003.[2]
Belldegrun is the CEO and president of Bellco Capital, a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm which she founded in 2003. Bellco Capital focuses on finding seed investments and experienced management to early-stage and start-up companies, as well as on leveraged acquisitions of, and growth equity investments in leading middle-market enterprises. The company's business transactions include international private equity investments in retail, high-tech, biotechnology and real estate.[3]
Board memberships
Belldegrun is a member of a number of boards, including:[2]
- BabyFirstTV – director
- Brentwood School – chairman emeritus of the board of trustees
- California Institute of Technology – trustee[4]
- LACMA – trustee
- Institute for Strategic Threat Analysis and Response at the University of Pennsylvania – member of the external advisory board
- LSM at the University of Pennsylvania – member of the advisory board[5]
- Kronos Bio – director[6]
- Breakthrough Properties – director[7]
In the past, Belldegrun was a member of the following boards:[1]
- Columbia University – member of the board of visitors
- Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya – member of the board of trustees
- RAND Corporation – member of the board of advisors
- USC Center on Public Diplomacy – member of the advisory board
Personal life
Belldegrun is married to Arie Belldegrun and together they have four children.[8] They reside in Bel Air,[9] an affluent neighborhood in Los Angeles.
In 2021, in its annual ranking of the wealthiest people in Israel, Forbes Israel ranked Rebecka and Arie Belldegrun 36th with a personal net worth of $1.75 billion.[10] They have donated over $1 million to the University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences,[11] and have donated a $5 million sculpture to LACMA.[12][13]
References
- ^ a b "LACMA Announces The Appointment Of Two New Trustees". American Towns. 7 April 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Rebecka Belldegrun M.D.", Businessweek. Retrieved on 25 June 2013.
- ^ "About BabyFirstTV", BabyFirstTV. Retrieved on 25 June 2013.
- ^ Ritea, Steve (26 October 2016). "Caltech Elects Three New Members to Board of Trustees, Including former U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham ". Pasadena Now. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Advisory Board". University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Rebecka Belldegrun, M.D. : Kronos Bio". Kronos Bio. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Founders - Bellco Capital". Bellco Capital. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Arie Belldegrun, M.D.", USRF. Retrieved on 23 June 2013.
- ^ "Architecture Project Entries 2003", AIANY, 2003. Retrieved on 23 June 2013.
- ^ "עשירי ישראל 2021" (in Hebrew). Forbes. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "$1M Lifetime Donors to the School of Arts and Sciences". University of Pennsylvania. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Smoke | LACMA Collections". LACMA. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Tony Smith's monumental sculpture 'Smoke' will not disappear from LACMA; multimillion-dollar purchase finalized". Los Angeles Times. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
External links
- Rebecka Belldegrun on Businessweek