CO-FOUNDER
OCVIBE/H&S VENTURES/SAMUELI FOUNDATION
WHY: Ranks as the wealthiest in Orange County alongside husband Henry Samueli, with an estimated combined worth north of $40B. After Broadcom went public in 1998, the couple started the Samueli Foundation and to date has gifted more than $1.1B. Last year, 60% of their charitable giving went to OC-based organizations. Samuelis are also owners of the Anaheim Ducks and self-funding $4B OCVIBE mega-development around Honda Center in Anaheim. Plan is to redevelop 100 acres into a new entertainment-anchored, mixed-use hub with apartments, retail, restaurants, offices and hotels, with the first phases open in time for 2028 Summer Olympics
IN THE NEWS: The Anaheim Ducks just completed a better-than-expected run into the NHL playoffs, going deep into the second round of the Pacific Division and in front of a sold-out Honda Center. The team had not made the playoffs since 2018. All sports commentators point toward the bright future of the Anaheim Ducks, built off the patient but strategic rebuild supported by ownership.
NOTABLE: The Samueli Foundation last year hit its high watermark for annual giving, granting just over $130M in grantmaking. In October 2025, the Foundation made its largest single-day tranche of grant announcements, alerting 138 Orange County-serving nonprofit organizations that they were recipients of the foundation’s $11M Breakaway Fund, designed to support the hardest-to-fund, unmet needs of the nonprofit community. Also in 2025, the Samuelis’ granting included $6.2M through the newly-launched, open-call Build OC Fund, designed to help nonprofits with large construction and renovation projects; large new investments in local community colleges in support of workforce development; and $7.5M to local eviction prevention funds as part of the foundation’s efforts to reduce homelessness in OC.
IN HER WORDS: Referring to the Breakaway Fund: “Each application contained deeply human stories about our neighbors across Orange County that compelled us to dig deeper and give more. Breakaways in hockey are always the most exciting moments in games, and we hope the Breakaway Fund generates an equal level of community excitement. Together, we can create so much impact for the betterment of Orange County.”
