CENTER THEATRE GROUP

In 2015, Kiki became the first Latina President of the Board of Directors of Center Theatre Group, and also serves on the boards of the Los Angeles Opera, The Music Center and Pomona College. Kiki and her husband, David Gindler, support many other non-profit organizations on both coasts, including Antaeus Theatre Company, the Los Angeles Master Chorale, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. During her stint as a big firm attorney, Kiki received recognition from the State Bar of California for her work to establish low income housing for women and children, and subsequently spent time as a entertainment executive before retiring to focus exclusively on the arts and philanthropy.

What impresses you?

Wildly successful people who remain humble and kind.

Your life in three words:

Blessed. Abundant. Unpredictable.

Who do you admire the most?

Young artists who remain brave and true to themselves.

What are your best and worst qualities?

Sensitive and intuitive. Impatient and compulsively opinionated.

What would you do with 15 minutes of fame

(or 15 more minutes!)?

I would tell as many people in positions of influence as possible that arts education saves lives.

If you had a time machine, where would you go?

Medieval England. But I would have to be young, noble, rich, and most importantly, male.