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Peter W. Mullin (born 1941) is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder of the M Financial Group and chairman of its subsidiary, M Financial Holdings. Additionally, he serves as the chairman of Mullin Barens Sanford Financial. He is the founder and patron of the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, California.

Early life[edit]

Peter William Mullin was born in South Pasadena, California near Los Angeles, California.[2] He graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.[3][4]

Mullin founded Mullin Consulting in Downtown Los Angeles in 1969.[1] He served as its chief executive officer until 2003 and as its chairman until 2006.[1]

Mullin co-founded the M Financial Group with Mark Solomon, Carl Mammel, and Eli Morgan in 1978.[5][6] He serves as the chairman of its subsidiary, M Financial Holdings.[3] Headquartered in Portland, Oregon,[7] it offers life insurance and other financial services to “the ultra-affluent and corporate markets.”[8]

Additionally, Mullin serves as the chairman of Mullin Barens Sanford Financial, an executive compensation firm.[3]

Mullin served on the board of directors of Avery Dennison from 1998 to 2013.[1] He serves on the Advisory Board of Main Management.[9]

Mullin was a member of the Los Angeles Business Advisors, a group of 24 businessmen who opposed Mayor Richard Riordan’s policy of creating “neighbourhood councils” in Downtown Los Angeles in 1998.[10]

Philanthropy[edit]

An avid car collector, Mullin established the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, California, in 2010.[3][6] Additionally, he serves as the president of the American Bugatti Club.[11] He is also a member of the Bugatti Trust.[4] He serves on the Advisory Boards of the Autry National Center and the Guggenheim Foundation.[4] He serves on the board of trustees of the Good Samaritan Hospital, a hospital affiliated with the University of Southern California.[12] He also serves as the chairman of the Music Center Foundation, the fundraising arm of the Los Angeles Music Center.[13]

Mullin has supported colleges and universities. He formerly served as the chair of the board of trustees of Occidental College.[14] He also served on the board of trustees of the California Institute of Technology.[4] He has served on the board of visitors of the UCLA Anderson School of Management since 1990.[15] He pledged a US$5 million donation to Anderson in 1999.[2] As a result, the Mullin Management Commons at UCLA was named in his honor.[2] Moreover, Mullin has served on the board of trustees of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena since 2011.[4] With his wife, he donated US$15 million to the Art Center in 2013.[16]

Mullin has supported Roman Catholic charities. He serves on the board of Paulist Productions.[4] Additionally, he serves on the board of trustees of the Saint John’s Health Center, a Roman Catholic hospital in Santa Monica, California, where the Mullin Plaza and the Mullin Gardens were named in his honor in 2013.[17] With his wife and The Angell Foundation, he has also supported a program of Roman Catholic scholars at the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies of the USC Dornsife College for Letters, Arts and Sciences.[18]

Mullin is a Knight of Malta and a Knight of Saint Gregory.[4]

Since 2018, Mullin has attemted to open a classic car museum in England, situated at Enstone Airfield, West Oxfordshire.[19] Plans for the museum were approved by the District Council in 2019, although in 2022 Mullin submitted altered plans, which are still awaiting approval.[20][21]

Personal life[edit]

Mullin and his wife Merle reside in Brentwood, a suburb on the West side of Los Angeles.[12] They have six children between them.[12] They own a property in Umbria, Italy, where they make “olive oil, wine, honey, and raise Cinta Senese pigs for prosciutto.”[4][12]

Mullin inducted into the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin in 1990.[22]

He won Best of Show at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in 2011.[23]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d “Avery Dennison Corp: Peter W. Mullin”. Bloomberg Business. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Lipinski, Lynn (October 13, 1999). “Peter Mullin Pledges $5 Million to The Anderson School at UCLA”. UCLA Newsroom. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d “Leadership: Peter W. Mullin, Chairman”. M Financial Group. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h “Trustees: Peter W. Mullin”. Art Center College of Design. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  5. ^ “About M Financial”. M Financial Group. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Barnard, Bailey S. (August 1, 2010). “The Robb Reader: Peter Mullin”. Robb Report. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  7. ^ “Company Overview of M Financial Holdings Incorporated”. Bloomberg Business. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  8. ^ “A Producer-Owned Client Advocate: An Interview with Fred H. Jonske, President and Chief Executive Officer, M Financial Group”. Leaders. August 1, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  9. ^ “Advisory Board”. Main Management, LLC. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  10. ^ Rohrlich, Red (April 17, 1998). “Group Opposes Mayor’s Call for Local Panels: Charter: Business leaders say neighborhood groups could obstruct the work of city government”. The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  11. ^ “American Bugatti Club Organization”. American Bugatti Club. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  12. ^ a b c d “Peter W. Mullin: Founding Chairman”. Mullin Barens Sanford Financial. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  13. ^ “Board of Directors & Management”. Music Center Foundation. Archived from the original on December 21, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  14. ^ “Board of Trustees”. Occidental College. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  15. ^ “Board of Visitors”. UCLA Anderson School of Management. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  16. ^ Patton, Phil (October 14, 2013). “Mullins to Donate $15 Million to the Art Center College of Design”. The New York Times. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  17. ^ “Mullin Plaza Now Open At Saint John’s Health Center In Santa Monica”. Santa Monica Mirror. October 26, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  18. ^ Johnson, Pamela J. (May 30, 2013). “Writers keep the faith”. USC Newsroom. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  19. ^ “American businessman Peter Mullin plans £150m classic car museum & luxury homes on 160-acre site”. Oxford Mail. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  20. ^ “£150m car museum at Enstone Airfield approved by councillors”. Oxford Mail. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  21. ^ “American plans ‘world class’ classic car museum in Cotswolds”. Oxford Mail. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  22. ^ Loper, Mary Lou (February 11, 1990). “Celebrating the Gastronomic Life”. The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  23. ^ “All 68 Best of Show Winners at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance”. Pebble Beach Resorts. 2019-07-10. Retrieved 2022-10-08.