Vera Guerin

Former Chairwoman, Cedars-Sinai Board of Directors

THE LATEST: From 2013 to 2017, Guerin served as chairwoman of the Cedars-Sinai Board of Directors. She is the former president of Cedars-Sinai’s Women’s Guild of Cedar-Sinai. In 2020, Guerin ranked No. 44 on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s list of Wealthiest Angelenos with a net worth of $1.7 billion.
BACKGROUND: Guerin became a billionaire when her father sold his stake in homebuilder Shapell Industries for $1.6 billion in 2013. Multimillion-dollar gifts from Guerin to Cedars-Sinai have supported the Vera and Paul Guerin Family Congenital Heart Program and two academic chairs in pulmonary medicine and pediatric neurosurgery. Her donations also support Cedars-Sinai’s Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion. Guerin is the former president of the hospital’s Women’s Guild support group and was instrumental in the creation of the Cedars-Sinai Women’s Guild Lung Institute. Guerin also has produced theatrical runs of “Leap of Faith,” “Amadeus” and “Tom Jones, the Musical.”
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