Robert Sargent Shriver III
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Robert Sargent Shriver III (born April 28, 1954), nicknamed Bobby Shriver, is a graduate of Yale University, where he became a member of Scroll and Key, and is a Yale Law School graduate and former part-owner of Baltimore Orioles. He is part of the Kennedy family. His mother is Eunice Mary Kennedy and his father is (Robert) Sargent Shriver, Jr.
[edit] Business and philanthrophy
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.
[edit] Government and politics
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.
In November 2004 he ran for and won a seat on the Santa Monica City Council. He is currently the Mayor Pro Tem of the Council since December 2005.
He is now well known for co-founding the organization Debt AIDS Trade in Africa (DATA) with U2 lead singer Bono and launching Product RED, linking businesses with proceeds supporting the Global Fund.
Shriver's major endorsers in the Santa Monica City Council race were:
- Nathaniel Trives, former Santa Monica Mayor
- Robert Holbrook, Councilmember, City of Santa Monica
- Frank Schwengel, Member, Santa Monica Parks & Recreation Commission
- Jamie Lee Curtis,
- Suzy Feldman, For the Arts Committee, SMMUSD Education Foundation
- Don Norte, President, California Public Parking Association
- Joel Reynolds, Natural Resources Defense Council
- Jim Santangelo, President, Teamsters Joint Council 42
- Herb Roney, Annette Shamey, Santa Monica College Trustees
- Harry M. Keiley, President, Santa Monica Malibu Classroom Teachers Association
- Danny Mejia, Former Bilingual Community Liaison - John Adams Middle School
- Prof. Bill Selby, Santa Monica Task Force on the Environment
- Mark Gold, Heal the Bay
