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Longtime real estate veteran Mike McKee is perhaps best known locally as Donald Bren's right-hand man as the onetime chief executive of the Irvine Co.
McKee's local philanthropic work is almost as extensive as his real estate work- which counts prominent positions at numerous area firms, beyond his 15-year career at Newport Beach's Irvine Co.- and just as notable.
Just ask Tiger Woods, the founder of Irvine-based education-focused charity TGR Foundation, where McKee has been the chairman of the board of governors for more than a decade.
"Mike has always had a passion for helping kids chase after their dreams. He's been a significant part of my foundation's impact," Woods told the Business Journal.
During his tenure at TGR, McKee has helped create and grow the foundation's flagship educational facility, he's mentored and sponsored a student throughout college, and has provided seed funding for a new initiative that aims to pair students with local companies in internship opportunities.
"It's been incredibly rewarding to be a part of an organization that has had a positive impact on more than 2 million kids," McKee said.
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McKee, a longtime resident of Laguna Beach, was approached to join TGR in 2004-when he was still with Irvine Co.- by the chief executive of the charity at the time, Greg McLaughlin, who was reaching out to local business leaders to help establish the organization's new learning center in Anaheim.
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