GRoW Annenberg

Biography

Gregory Annenberg Weingarten is an accomplished artist whose work has appeared in galleries and private collections throughout the U.S. and Europe. He received a bachelor's degree in political science from Stanford University and worked as a journalist at The Times of London.

As a Vice President and Director of the Annenberg Foundation, Gregory founded GRoW @ Annenberg, a philanthropic initiative of the Annenberg Foundation that supports a wide range of innovative projects and organizations that address social and cultural issues, meet urgent community needs, and offer inspiration and collaboration — all with the goal of improving the quality of life in communities around the world.

At GRoW, Gregory's philanthropic reach has been broad and inclusive, with support spanning causes in the areas of humanitarian and health, youth and education, culture and civics, environmental conservation, and the arts. Under Gregory's direction, GRoW has facilitated the repatriation of sacred Native American objects, supported teachers in remote areas of Peru, built healthcare centers in Bangladesh, helped create school safety programs in the California community of Watts, and funded museums, opera companies, jazz orchestras, and university student scholarships across the U.S. and Europe.

In 2015, after living in Paris for more than 25 years, Gregory and his wife and philanthropic partner, Regina, moved their family to L.A.

Over the decades, Gregory's philanthropic work has earned him several honors: for his efforts in helping create a vibrant partnership between France and the United States, he received France's Legion d'Honneur (2012), the Grand Mécène, Grand Donateur de la Culture (2009), and the Chevalier de l'ordre des Arts et Lettres (2007); for his leadership repatriating Native American sacred objects to their rightful owners, the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian Repatriation Award; and for cultural preservation efforts, the Ellis Island Foundation's Family Heritage Award.

Gregory serves on various boards, committees, and American Friends groups including: London's National Gallery, the Royal Opera House, and the V&A Museum; Paris' Louvre Museum, Musée d'Orsay, Paris Opera & Ballet, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, and Les Talens Lyriques; Portugal's Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM); and in the U.S., the National Park Foundation, the Penn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, American Cinematheque, the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, and USC's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

In the Field

In 2012, Gregory Annenberg Weingarten received the prestigious Legion of Honour Award in Paris presented by the former U.S. Ambassador to France and Monaco Charles Rivkin and former President of Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Helene David-Weill.

In 2016, Ellis Island Family Heritage award recipients, F. Murray Abraham, Gregory Annenberg Weingarten, Billie Jean King and Daniel Libeskind. Photo Courtesy of The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation.

Pictured here with Reverend James Lawson, fellow honoree of the Los Angeles Urban League's 46th Annual Whitney M. Young, Jr. Awards.

Pictured here attending the grand opening of The Legacy Museum and The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Birmingham, Alabama. From left to right: Darren Walker, Gregory Annenberg Weingarten, Regina Weingarten, Bryan Stevenson. Photo courtesy of Equal Justice Initiative.

Pictured here at The Hollywood Bowl in July of 2022 at the historic performance of the Paris Opera Ballet with the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Gustavo Dudamel.

Pictured here meeting Chugach Cultural Leader John Johnson in 2014 after repatriating sacred objects to the Chugach Alaska Corporation.

In August, 2018, GRoW sponsored a screening of Black Panter at the Aero Theatre for members of the Watts community. Pictured here with attendees prior to the screening.

In 2018, GRoW partnered with LA Opera to sponsor an art poster contest for Los Angeles college and high school students. Photo courtesy of LA Opera.