LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — The We Are Family Foundation announced that veteran agent and CAA’s head of music Rob Light has joined the organization’s board of directors.
“Rob has long been at the forefront of the music business and I’ve known him since the 80’s. He’s one of the kindest people I’ve ever worked with and truly has a giving spirit. He sits on a number of charity boards – Musicares, Southern Ground Foundation, Tiger Woods Foundation and City of Hope Cancer Research Hospital. That’s a testament to the size of his altruistic heart. I’m honored he’s chosen to join our Board and help us chart our way into the future.” – Nile Rodgers, We Are Family Foundation Founder and Chairman.
Light will join the other members of the organization’s board, including Nile Rodgers, Founder & Chairman, WAFF; Nancy Hunt, Co-Founder & President, WAFF; Ayna Agarwal, Co-Founder, she++; Mark Barondess, Attorney, Miller Barondess, LLP; Kim Brizzolara, Film Producer & Investor; Daniel Crown, Co-Founder, Red Crown Productions; Michael Levine, Executive Director, The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop; Steve Musumeci, Co-Founder & COO, Center Pond Management, L.P.; Michael Ostin, Entertainment Exec.; Farah Pandith, Former U.S. Special Representative to Muslim Communities; Susan Rockefeller, Documentary Filmmaker & Conservationist; Jed Selkowitz, SVP & CMO, AmeriCares; Kathy Sledge, The “Voice” of ‘We Are Family’; Caryl Stern, President & CEO, U.S. Fund for UNICEF; Sheel Tyle, Founder & CEO, Amplo.
We Are Family Foundation is a not-for-profit organization founded by legendary musician Nile Rodgers in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001 with the goal of promoting diversity and mentoring young people who are positively changing the world.
“I have long believed in the power of music to bring people together for the greater good,” said Light. “The terrific work of the We Are Family Foundation is a shining example of this and I am proud to work alongside Nile, Nancy, and the entire organization to help amplify their efforts.”
Light is a graduate of Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Communication with a degree in Film and Television. Married, with five children, he serves on the Board of Trustees for Syracuse University and is a board member for The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and City of Hope Cancer Research Hospital, Communities in Schools, and The Tiger Woods Foundation.
