Meg McDermott

Meg McDermott is the Director of Board and External Relations at the USC Shoah Foundation. In this role, she supports the Institute's Board of Councilors and partnerships with other key stakeholders. Prior to the Institute, she served as the Executive Director of Board Operations at the George Washington University. Meg previously held roles at Harvard and Tufts University, providing executive communications and special project management support for senior leadership. She holds a B.A.

Remembering Wallis Annenberg

In Memoriam: Wallis Annenberg, 1938–2024

The USC Shoah Foundation joins the University of Southern California and countless communities around the world to mourn the passing of Wallis Annenberg, a Life Member of the USC Shoah Foundation Board of Councilors and a towering figure in American philanthropy who passed away on July 28 at the age of 86.

D. Wes Rist

D. Wes Rist is an atrocity prevention professional with nearly 20 years of experience in international human rights law, transitional justice, and international criminal justice. He previously served as an Atrocity Prevention Officer in the Bureau of Conflict & Stabilization Operations (CSO) at the U.S.

Gerald Molen

Gerald Molen, Academy Award®-winning producer of Schindler’s List, served on the founding advisory committee.

Karen Kushell

A production assistant on Schindler’s List, Karen Kushell led the effort to organize a team of experts to realize Steven Spielberg’s project of recording Holocaust survivor testimony.

Branko Lustig

Academy Award®-winning producer of Schindler's List and the Gladiator, Branko Lustig served on the founding advisory committee. As a Holocaust survivor, Branko also gave his testimony to the institute in 1999.

James Moll

Director and producer James Moll was one of the two founding executive directors of Survivors of the Shoah. He directed the Academy Award®-winning documentary The Last Days.

June Beallor

Award-winning producer June Beallor was one of the two founding executive directors of Survivors of the Shoah, which became the USC Shoah Foundation. She also produced several documentaries for the institute that drew from survivor testimony.

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