William H. Ahmanson

William H. Ahmanson

William H. Ahmanson is the President of The Ahmanson Foundation, a private foundation based in Beverly Hills, California that concentrates its funding on the arts, education, medicine, health care, and programs related to homelessness and low-income populations.123

Prior to his current role, Ahmanson had a career in banking, working for 17 years at Home Savings of America where he started as a teller and ended as chief underwriter for the California residential lending division.2 He then spent six years in Union Bank's wealth management division before retiring from banking.2

In addition to his work at The Ahmanson Foundation, Ahmanson has served as a Level 1 Reserve Police Officer with the Los Angeles Police Department since 1986.14 He completed his training at the Los Angeles Police Academy.4

Ahmanson has also held board positions at several organizations in Los Angeles, including12:

• Music Center of Los Angeles County
• The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles
• Maguire Thomas Partners
• Center Theatre Group
• Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
• Petersen Automotive Museum
• National Association of Veteran-Serving Organizations
• Southern California Grantmakers

He is a graduate of Harvard-Westlake School and Occidental College.1