Eli Broad

Eli Broad ( born June 6 1933, Detroit, Michigan, United States) is an American billionaire.

Philanthropist

Broad is considered as a philanthropist and is known for its art collection of nearly 2,000 works of modern and contemporary art. He founded the Broad Art Foundation and donated the Broad Contemporary Art Museum.

Since 2010, Michigan was at Michigan State University in Lansing, by the architect Zaha Hadid another museum - plans that will offer the collection of the University, with works from antiquity and temporary exhibitions space - Eli and Edythe Broad, the Art Museum. The museum is since 2012 available to the public.

Broad currently holds 42nd place on the Forbesliste of the richest people in America. Its estimated four to six billion dollars he earned private assets with building houses and insurance companies.