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03-23-2005, 02:10 PM
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Moores now heads the Carter Center
By David E. Graham
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
March 23, 2005
Philanthropist John Moores, owner of the San Diego Padres, has expanded his portfolio, becoming chairman of the Carter Center in Atlanta as its founders, former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, step down.
Saying they want a slower pace, the Carters relinquished leadership of the human rights organization they created in 1982 to promote democracy, conflict resolution and health around the globe.
Moores, 61, one of the nation's wealthiest individuals and past chairman of the University of California Board of Regents, described the new position for a reporter last night, saying, "I am terrified."
A member of the Carter Center's board of trustees since its creation in 1994, Moores has given millions to the center's campaign to fight river blindness disease in Africa.
The change at the top signals a gradual transfer of power away from Jimmy Carter, 80, and Rosalynn Carter, 77, and toward Moores in determining which projects the center will undertake and decisions in spending, hiring and firing.
"Rosalynn and I see this as part of the ongoing process of preparing the Carter Center for the time when we no longer are active," the former president said in a statement yesterday, when the change was announced.
The Carters, both healthy, will continue fund raising and election monitoring among other activities.
"We know the Carter Center will always be linked to our identity and personalities," Carter said, "but we proudly recognize the center has expanded its reach beyond what the two of us contribute."
Moores said he will spend "a good bit of time" on center business, both in Atlanta and abroad. But he did not elaborate on how that would affect his work with the Padres. The team on April 7 begins its second season in the downtown ballpark Moores worked so hard to get built.
Moores said in a statement that the Carter Center's board recognizes the Carters cannot be replaced.
"To my relief," Moores said, "they are not going anywhere and will remain, as long as they desire, very active in all phases of the Carter Center's efforts."
Operating in partnership with Emory University, the Carter Center employs 150 full-and part-time staff members, plus interns and volunteers. Its annual budget is $36 million, financed by donations from individuals, foundations and corporations.
The Carters have sought to prepare for the future by building an endowment of more than $200 million. They also have cultivated more than 250,000 regular contributors, courted business and political leaders, and hired experts to manage the center's various programs.
Moores, who built BMC Software, founded in 1980, has given millions to the San Diego Zoo, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and other charities. He has been a longtime board member at The Scripps Research Institute.
In 2004, he was listed as the 389th richest person in America. His net worth was estimated at $750 million by Forbes magazine.
He told the Union-Tribune in 2003 that he credits his success not to college degrees in economics and law but to sweat, fortuitous timing, personal relationships and brainpower.
Moores was appointed to a 12-year term as a UC regent in 1999. While chairman, Moores argued that UC's admissions process gave too much weight to factors other than academic achievement.
In business, Moores has held interests in dozens of properties and companies. He was a majority shareholder and a longtime board member in Peregrine Systems until he resigned in 2003.
After a corporate accounting scandal erupted at Peregrine, Moores became a target of shareholder ire. A federal judge dismissed him as a defendant in a shareholder lawsuit alleging fraud at Peregrine, but the dispute continues.
Moores also battled accusations of unethical conduct arising from his efforts to build the $458 million Padres ballpark, financed with $157 million from the team and the rest from public agencies.
Staff writer Tom Krasovic and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution contributed to this report.
Moores now heads the Carter Center
By David E. Graham
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
March 23, 2005
Philanthropist John Moores, owner of the San Diego Padres, has expanded his portfolio, becoming chairman of the Carter Center in Atlanta as its founders, former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, step down.
Saying they want a slower pace, the Carters relinquished leadership of the human rights organization they created in 1982 to promote democracy, conflict resolution and health around the globe.
Moores, 61, one of the nation's wealthiest individuals and past chairman of the University of California Board of Regents, described the new position for a reporter last night, saying, "I am terrified."
A member of the Carter Center's board of trustees since its creation in 1994, Moores has given millions to the center's campaign to fight river blindness disease in Africa.
The change at the top signals a gradual transfer of power away from Jimmy Carter, 80, and Rosalynn Carter, 77, and toward Moores in determining which projects the center will undertake and decisions in spending, hiring and firing.
"Rosalynn and I see this as part of the ongoing process of preparing the Carter Center for the time when we no longer are active," the former president said in a statement yesterday, when the change was announced.
The Carters, both healthy, will continue fund raising and election monitoring among other activities.
"We know the Carter Center will always be linked to our identity and personalities," Carter said, "but we proudly recognize the center has expanded its reach beyond what the two of us contribute."
Moores said he will spend "a good bit of time" on center business, both in Atlanta and abroad. But he did not elaborate on how that would affect his work with the Padres. The team on April 7 begins its second season in the downtown ballpark Moores worked so hard to get built.
Moores said in a statement that the Carter Center's board recognizes the Carters cannot be replaced.
"To my relief," Moores said, "they are not going anywhere and will remain, as long as they desire, very active in all phases of the Carter Center's efforts."
Operating in partnership with Emory University, the Carter Center employs 150 full-and part-time staff members, plus interns and volunteers. Its annual budget is $36 million, financed by donations from individuals, foundations and corporations.
The Carters have sought to prepare for the future by building an endowment of more than $200 million. They also have cultivated more than 250,000 regular contributors, courted business and political leaders, and hired experts to manage the center's various programs.
Moores, who built BMC Software, founded in 1980, has given millions to the San Diego Zoo, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and other charities. He has been a longtime board member at The Scripps Research Institute.
In 2004, he was listed as the 389th richest person in America. His net worth was estimated at $750 million by Forbes magazine.
He told the Union-Tribune in 2003 that he credits his success not to college degrees in economics and law but to sweat, fortuitous timing, personal relationships and brainpower.
Moores was appointed to a 12-year term as a UC regent in 1999. While chairman, Moores argued that UC's admissions process gave too much weight to factors other than academic achievement.
In business, Moores has held interests in dozens of properties and companies. He was a majority shareholder and a longtime board member in Peregrine Systems until he resigned in 2003.
After a corporate accounting scandal erupted at Peregrine, Moores became a target of shareholder ire. A federal judge dismissed him as a defendant in a shareholder lawsuit alleging fraud at Peregrine, but the dispute continues.
Moores also battled accusations of unethical conduct arising from his efforts to build the $458 million Padres ballpark, financed with $157 million from the team and the rest from public agencies.
Staff writer Tom Krasovic and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution contributed to this report.