Lloyd Greif (born 1955) is an American investment banker and philanthropist. He is the founder of Greif & Co., a Los Angeles, California-based investment bank, and the namesake of the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the USC Marshall School of Business. Early life Lloyd Grief was born in 1955. His parents, Mendel Berysch Greif and Herta Ernst, were Holocaust survivors. He received a master in business administration in entrepreneurship from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. Career Grief worked at Ralphs in college. Grief serves on the board of directors of the California Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Young Presidents' Organization and the World Presidents' Organization. He serves as the chairman of its advisory council. Grief was the recipient of the Loyola Law School Annual Alumni Association Award in 1984, the Outstanding Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the USC Entrepreneur Program in 1987, and the Corporate Excellence Award from Loyola Law School in 2000.<ref name="bloomberggrief"/> He was the recipient of the Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin God & Country Exemplar Award from the Boy Scouts of America in 2002.<ref name="bloomberggrief"/> Grief received a commendation from the City of Los Angeles for his "dedication and outstanding contributions to the Los Angeles community" in 1997 and 2002.<ref name="bloomberggrief"/> Personal life Grief is married to Reneé Racicot.<ref name="loyolabio"/> They have two sons and a daughter.<ref name="latimesforinvestmentbanker"/> They reside in the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles, California.<ref name="latimesforinvestmentbanker"/>
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