Bruce Meyer — Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation

Founding Chairman

THE LATEST: Though the Petersen Automotive Museum was closed for nearly a year because of the pandemic, it still managed to host events online, offering virtual tours, online car shows, and video lessons and activities for children. The museum reopened to the public at the end of March.
BACKGROUND: Beverly Hills real estate investor Meyer teamed with Hot Rod magazine publisher Robert Petersen and Petersen’s wife, Margie, to create the Petersen Automotive Museum in 1994. Located in the Miracle Mile, the museum underwent a 13-month, $90 million renovation and expanded to 95,000 square feet of exhibit space in 2015. In the 1970s, Meyer persuaded his family to expand its Gearys Beverly Hills store into a successful mail-order business that focused on luxury gifts and housewares. Meyer sits on the boards of the Henry Ford Museum, St. John’s Health Center Foundation and CHP 11-99 Foundation. He is a member of the Bonneville 200 MPH Club, an organization that recognizes land-speed records.
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