About YPOSMB
Our Mission
YPO Santa Monica bay values that each member strives to become a better leader in business and in our community. Community leadership has been an integral part of our Chapter’s culture since its inception when our founding members endowed both USC and UCLA with academic scholarships. Today, we have expanded our programs to include academic roundtables, business mentorships as well as annual Big Give events.
Why are we different?
“We are a group of men and women who value kindness, courage and generosity, while embracing change, disruption and hope. Diversity to YPO Santa Monica Bay means we strive to have people of great character with diversity in gender, backgrounds, industries, company size and experiences. Inclusiveness to YPO Santa Monica Bay means we cherish the family - whether it is a family of one to a family of ten, we are stronger ... together.”
— Sue Chen, YPOSMB Chapter Chair 2018-19
Our events are designed to help YPOSMB family members build strong connections.
Our event calendar puts strong focus on giving back to the community.
Celebrating 30 years and honoring the founding members’ philosophy:
The founding philosophy of our founding members was to have an inclusive chapter, making YPO available to all Presidents and CEOs who qualified, regardless of their race, background, or creed, providing they were of good character and personal integrity and had the same YPO spirit as our membership.
During our founding years, as we do today, the chapter sought qualified business leaders throughout a cross-section of local communities to build a chapter more closely resembling our culturally diverse metropolis, increasing diversity across gender, ethnic, cultural and business categories. Inclusiveness and diversity is one of the strengths of our outstanding chapter.
Our geographic area encompasses the Greater Los Angeles area:
We are named after the Santa Monica Bay, which is a bight of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, United States. Its boundaries are slightly ambiguous, but it is generally considered to be the part of the Pacific within an imaginary line drawn between Point Dume, in Malibu, and the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Its eastern shore forms the western boundary of the Los Angeles Westside and South Bay regions.
Community Engagement & Giving Back:
YPO Santa Monica bay values that each member strives to become a better leader in business and in our community. Community leadership has been an integral part of our Chapter’s culture since its inception when our founding members endowed both USC and UCLA with academic scholarships. Today, we have expanded our programs to include academic roundtables, scholarships to inner city high school youth and professional mentoring of US Olympic athletes.
Progressive. Diversity of membership leading to diversity of perspective. Learning Year Excellence. A Focus on Family. Leading, not following.
“These have been hallmark characteristics of YPO Santa Monica Bay for the last 32 years as a the leading peer organization in Los Angeles. We continue to implement cutting edge initiatives and innovate on what we want our YPO experience to be.”
— Jamey Edwards, YPOSMB Chapter Chair 2019-20
Member Spotlight
We are excited to introduce and feature YPO Santa Monica Bay members and share about their
businesses, personal lives, as well as their hopes and wishes for the future.
