Henry and Susan Samueli

Education and Professional Careers:
Susan Samueli was born and raised in Los Angeles. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from UC Berkeley in 1972. From 1972 to 1985 she was with IBM Corporation, where she worked initially as a software programmer in the Federal Systems Division, Westlake Village, Calif., and then as a Systems Engineer in the National Marketing Division, Los Angeles, providing technical marketing and sales support for IBM's mid-range computer systems. In 1985 she left IBM and focused her energy on raising her children, at which time she developed a keen interest in integrative health care, studying in the areas of nutrition, homeopathy and Chinese herbs. Susan subsequently received a Ph.D. degree in nutrition from the American Holistic College of Nutrition in 1993 and a diploma in Homeopathy from the British Institute of Homeopathy in 1994.

Henry Samueli was born in Buffalo, N.Y. and grew up in Los Angeles. He earned his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from UCLA in 1975, 1976 and 1980, respectively. From 1980 to 1985 he was employed in various engineering and management positions in the Electronics and Technology Division of TRW, Inc., Redondo Beach, Calif., a military communications defense contractor now part of Northrop-Grumman. Since 1985 he has been a professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at UCLA, and since 2003 he has also served as a Distinguished Adjunct Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at UC Irvine. In 1991 he co-founded Broadcom Corporation, a global leader in providing semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications. Henry took a leave of absence from UCLA in 1995 and joined Broadcom full-time as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In 2016 Broadcom was acquired by Avago Technologies Limited and renamed Broadcom Inc. Henry retired as CTO of Broadcom in 2018 and now serves as Chairman of the Board.

Sports and Entertainment Ownership:
In 2003 Susan and Henry took over management of the Honda Center sports and entertainment venue in Anaheim, Calif. and in 2005 they purchased the Anaheim Ducks National Hockey League (NHL) franchise from the Walt Disney Company. In 2007 the Anaheim Ducks became the first California team ever to win the Stanley Cup championship. Henry is a member of the Executive Committee of the NHL Board of Governors. The Samueli’s also own the San Diego Gulls American Hockey League (AHL) franchise, which serves as the Ducks’ minor-league affiliate in San Diego. In 2020, the Samueli’s announced their endeavor to create OCVIBE, a one-of-a-kind immersive district surrounding Honda Center. The $4 billion privately funded 100-acre development is designed as a sustainable community emphasizing walkability, health and wellness, and lifestyle amenities near transit. OCVIBE will include a 6,000 capacity concert venue, 35 restaurants, 1,500 residential units with a commitment of 15% affordable housing units, 20 acres of public space with unique plazas and urban parks, two hotels, four parking structures and 1 million square feet of office space. Construction began in 2023 with parking structures opening in 2025 and the first phase opening in 2026.

Community Service and Philanthropy:
The success of Broadcom has provided Susan and Henry the opportunity to support many worthwhile nonprofit organizations. After Broadcom went public in 1998 they created the Samueli Foundation, and to date they have gifted over $1 billion primarily in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education, Integrative Health, Youth Services, Social Justice, and Jewish Culture. In 2012 they joined the Giving Pledge, initiated by Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates, whose members pledge the majority of their wealth to philanthropy.

Susan serves on the Board of the Orangewood Children’s Foundation, a leading provider of foster youth services in Orange County, Calif., and she is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Samueli Academy, an innovative public Charter High School in Santa Ana, Calif. that focuses on project-based STEM learning for community, underserved and foster youth. She also serves on the Advisory Board of the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute at UC Irvine which provides education, research and clinical care built around integrative practices and emphasizes whole-person healing and wellness. Henry serves on the Dean’s Advisory Board of both the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science at UCLA and the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at UC Irvine. Both Susan and Henry serve on the Advisory Board of the Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences at UC Irvine.

In 2019 they created Irvine Ice Foundation (IIF). IIF built and opened Great Park Ice in Irvine, Calif. which features four ice sheets, including FivePoint Arena that seats 2,500 spectators. The 280,000-square-foot complex offers a variety of ice sports including youth and adult hockey programs, figure skating, curling, broomball, sled hockey, public open skating and is the official practice facility for the Anaheim Ducks.