# Susan Crown **Susan Crown** is the daughter of [[Lester Crown]], sister of [[James Crown]] (d. 2023) and [[A. Steven Crown]], and vice president of [[Henry Crown and Company]]. She is the family's most visible philanthropic leader, particularly in Holocaust education through the USC Shoah Foundation, where she chairs the Next Generation Council and sits on the Board of Councilors. ## Philanthropic work Susan's focus areas include Holocaust memory and education — she has worked to connect younger generations with survivor testimony through the Shoah Foundation's Visual History Archive. She also serves on the board of [[Crown Family Philanthropies]], the family's consolidated giving vehicle. ## Why she matters for the KB Susan represents the philanthropic and educational wing of the [[Crown Family]] dynasty — the member most focused on preserving Jewish historical memory and connecting it to contemporary civic engagement. She is a node in the [[Crown Family]] dynasty page.