Bobby Shriver

Bobby Shriver

Infobox_Person
name = Robert Sargent Shriver III



imagesize = 175px
caption =
birth_date = birth date and age|1954|4|28
birth_place = Chicago, Illinois
occupation = Attorney
Politician
education =
alma_mater = Yale University
Yale Law School
predecessor =
successor =
spouse = Malissa Feruzzi (2005 - present)
children =
parents = Sargent Shriver and Eunice Kennedy Shriver
residence=Santa Monica, California

Robert Sargent "Bobby" Shriver III (born April 28, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois) is a member of the Santa Monica City Council. He is a graduate of Yale University, where he became a member of Scroll and Key, and is a Yale Law School graduate.

Personal life

Shriver is part of the Kennedy family. His mother is Eunice Mary Kennedy (sister of John F. Kennedy) and his father is Sargent Shriver. He married Malissa Feruzzi on May 7, 2005. He has on step daughter named Natasha Lee (born June 5, 1997). [ [http://peacecorpsonline.org/messages/messages/2629/2032025.html Peace Corps Online | May 9, 2005: Headlines: Friends: NY Post: It was Camelot on the West Coast as the Kennedy clan converged in Los Angeles for the wedding of Bobby Shriver, the nephew of JFK and brother of California First Lady Maria Shriver ] ] [ [http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-05-08-shriver-wedding_x.htm?csp=34 JFK nephew Bobby Shriver weds] ]

Business and philanthrophy

He was a part-time owner of the Baltimore Orioles.

A resident and City Councilmember in Santa Monica, California, Shriver is an attorney and President of RSS Inc., a Beverly Hills music, film and philanthrophic company.

He started in television production in 1987, producing a prime-time feature of the Special Olympics. This and subsequent productions have raised in excess of $55 million for the Special Olympics program for disabled young people.

He is now well known for co-founding with U2 lead singer Bono, the organizations DATA (Debt AIDS Trade Africa) and Product RED, linking businesses with proceeds supporting the Global Fund. DATA has since merged to become the ONE Campaign.

In February, 2008 he was honored with amFAR's Award of Courage for his outstanding contribution to HIV/AIDS research and awareness.

Political career

His brother-in-law Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Governor of California, reappointed him to the State Park and Recreation Commission overseeing California's parks and gardens. He was first appointed by Governor Gray Davis. Schwarzenegger later fired Shriver because of the latter's opposition, shared by Clint Eastwood, to putting a large road in a state park. [ [http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-arnold21mar21,1,5709983.story?track=rss Foes of tollway lose seats on panel - Los Angeles Times ] ]

In November 2004 he ran for and won a seat on the Santa Monica City Council, winning by the largest margin in twenty years.

References

External links

* [http://www.bobbyshriver.com/ Bobby Shriver for Santa Monica City Council]
* [http://santa-monica.org/cityclerk/council// Santa Monica City Council]
* [http://www.joinred.com Joinred.com]
* [http://usfmbapodcast.com/2007/02/25/17-president-of-product-red/ Presentation by Product (RED)'s President] USF MBA Podcast, 25 February 2007
*imdb name|id=0005426
* [http://www.data.org/ DATA]


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