The Sobratos: A Family for Others
By Tracey Primrose The Sobrato family, the first multi-generational signers of the Giving Pledge, made a promise 13 years ago to dedicate their wealth to charitable causes. As real estate developers, they helped build a sleepy agricultural region into a global tech innovation center. John Albert Sobrato, 86, the patriarch, says the family was “fortunate,” […]
Bebe and BJ Cassin: Honoring the Past by Investing in the Future
Bebe and BJ Cassin have a deeply shared conviction: Students from economically challenged communities deserve the same educational opportunities as children from privileged backgrounds.
A Commitment to Education and Lives of Service
By Tracey Primrose In Hollywood, they call it a meet-cute, the charming first encounter between two protagonists, which sometimes leads to love and, maybe, happily ever after. For Dan Warmenhoven, that meeting took place when he grabbed a middle seat on a flight from Seattle to New York so he could sit next to the […]
