Mr. Bar-Zemer was born and raised in Jerusalem. He attended the Music Academy of Jerusalem and continues to be a lover and patron of the arts in Los Angeles. He lives in one of his own developments in the Arts District with his wife and two daughters, who grew up in the neighborhood.

As a avid supporter of Downtown and the LA River communities, Bar-Zemer sits on the Board of Friends of the Los Angeles River (FOLAR) and ICA LA (formally the Santa Monica Museum of Art). He is also involved in the social entrepreneurship co-working concept Impact Hub LA, and the Institute of Field Research.

Civics include: LARABA, ADCCLA, Arts District BID, Historic Cultural Neighborhood Council, HCNC-LARABA Land Use Committee, Design Advisory Committee for the Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project, Technical Advisory Committee for the In-Channel Bike Path, and the Preservation Zoning Advisory Committee (ZAC) for re:code LA.

Len Hill was born and raised in Los Angeles. He graduated University High School (l965), Yale University (Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude 1969) and Stanford University (MA 1971). Mr. Hill began his professional career as a writer/producer of television, served as Vice-President of Movies for ABC and then, in 1980, founded Leonard Hill Films, an independent production company that has been responsible for over $350,000,000 of production. Mr. Hill was the founder and Chair of Allied Communications, Inc., an independent distribution company purchased by Pearson, PLC in 1995. A Cornerstone Founder of the Los Angeles Conservancy, Mr. Hill also served on the board of the Los Angeles Leadership Academy.