Gregory McLaughlin
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Gregory T. McLaughlin is currently serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Tiger Woods Corporation, which is composed of two tax-exempt organizations Tiger Woods Charity Event Corporation (“TWCEC”) and Tiger Woods Foundation (“TWF”) located in Irvine, California. The TWCEC acts as the event and sports marketing arm of TWC while conducting 12 – 15 events annually including the Tiger Jam benefit concert; Block Party music festival; Rock Fore Charity concert; Pebble Beach Invitational; AT&T National
PGA TOUR
golf tournament and Chevron World Challenge PGA TOUR golf tournament. All net proceeds generated by TWCEC go to support TWF philanthropic programs that support “college access.” These not-for-profit programs include the Tiger Woods Learning Center
– Orange County (TWLC-OC); a 35000 square feet (3,251.6 m²) youth education facility located in Southern California that launched in 2006 and represents the vision of Tiger Woods and his goal to provide youth from diverse backgrounds an interactive enrichment program that will improve individual aptitude in science, technology, engineering and math. Additional Centers have been launched in Washington, DC and Philadelphia, PA. Other programs include the Earl Woods Scholarship Program, which offers students four-year college scholarships and international grant initiatives made to youth-based programs in China, Thailand and Korea.
McLaughlin is a member of the Board of Director’s of Realty Income Corporation
. Realty Income is Real Estate Investment Trust traded on the NYSE under the symbol “O”. Realty Income is known as the Monthly Dividend Company where the primary goal is to provide dependable monthly income to its shareholders. They do this by acquiring and owning retail real estate that generates lease revenue which is passed on to its shareholders in the form of monthly dividends. McLaughlin is a member of the Audit, Compensation and Strategic Planning Committees.
Prior to joining the Tiger Woods Foundation in 1999, McLaughlin served 11 years as V.P. Business Development for several organizations that directed PGA TOUR events for charity, including the Western Golf Association
/ Evans Scholars in Chicago, Illinois and the Nissan Open
in Los Angeles, California, where he met Tiger Woods
in 1991.
McLaughlin obtained his Bachelor of Science from Ohio State University
and a J.D. from Chicago Kent College of Law. He is married with two daughters and currently resides in Orange County, California.
AT&T National
The AT&T National is a professional golf tournament held in the Washington D.C. area during the Fourth of July weekend. The PGA Tour event is hosted by Tiger Woods and benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation. The first AT&T National was held July 5–8, 2007, at the Blue Course of the Congressional...
PGA TOUR
PGA Tour
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golf tournament and Chevron World Challenge PGA TOUR golf tournament. All net proceeds generated by TWCEC go to support TWF philanthropic programs that support “college access.” These not-for-profit programs include the Tiger Woods Learning Center
Tiger Woods Learning Center
The Tiger Woods Learning Center was established in 2006 by Tiger Woods to get students thinking about the role education plays in their futures. The learning center is used by several thousand students, with a day program for grades 4 to 6 and an after school program for grades 7 to 12. There is...
– Orange County (TWLC-OC); a 35000 square feet (3,251.6 m²) youth education facility located in Southern California that launched in 2006 and represents the vision of Tiger Woods and his goal to provide youth from diverse backgrounds an interactive enrichment program that will improve individual aptitude in science, technology, engineering and math. Additional Centers have been launched in Washington, DC and Philadelphia, PA. Other programs include the Earl Woods Scholarship Program, which offers students four-year college scholarships and international grant initiatives made to youth-based programs in China, Thailand and Korea.
McLaughlin is a member of the Board of Director’s of Realty Income Corporation
Realty Income Corporation
Realty Income Corporation is a real estate investment trust known as “The Monthly Dividend Company®” for its practice of paying investor dividends on a monthly rather than quarterly basis. It is chartered in the state of Maryland and has its headquarters in Escondido, California...
. Realty Income is Real Estate Investment Trust traded on the NYSE under the symbol “O”. Realty Income is known as the Monthly Dividend Company where the primary goal is to provide dependable monthly income to its shareholders. They do this by acquiring and owning retail real estate that generates lease revenue which is passed on to its shareholders in the form of monthly dividends. McLaughlin is a member of the Audit, Compensation and Strategic Planning Committees.
Prior to joining the Tiger Woods Foundation in 1999, McLaughlin served 11 years as V.P. Business Development for several organizations that directed PGA TOUR events for charity, including the Western Golf Association
Western Golf Association
The Western Golf Association is one of the United States' oldest golf organizations, and its headquarters are located in Golf, Illinois. The WGA sponsors three prestigious golf tournaments: the Western Junior, the Western Amateur and the BMW Championship, a FedEx Cup playoff event...
/ Evans Scholars in Chicago, Illinois and the Nissan Open
Nissan Open
The Northern Trust Open, is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, first played in 1926. Formerly known as the Nissan Open and originally known as the Los Angeles Open, it is played annually in February in Pacific Palisades, California. The tournament has been contested at the Riviera...
in Los Angeles, California, where he met Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No...
in 1991.
McLaughlin obtained his Bachelor of Science from Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
and a J.D. from Chicago Kent College of Law. He is married with two daughters and currently resides in Orange County, California.