CHAIRMAN, CEO, CARPENTER & CO.
WHY: Founder of Irvine-based company that helps source capital for and builds banks.
IN THE NEWS: Long involved in the International Medical Corps, where he is associate chairman. IMC got a shoutout in the New York Times as being one of four organizations that are “especially worthy” of donations for their work in Ukraine.
NOTABLE: The nonprofit has provided medical services and prescription medicine since 2014.
QUOTABLE: “To meet the needs of Ukrainians displaced by the conflict, the organization plans to increase its presence in the country, focusing in particular on mental healthcare and access to food and water,” the Times wrote in March.
