“Victory has many fathers, defeat is an orphan.”
San Diego Blood Bank (SDBB) distributes over 150,000 units of blood for patients of all ages, socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds. These patients are struggling with life-threatening medical conditions including cancer, blood disorders, severe burns, organ transplants, emergency surgery, trauma, childbirth complications and more. San Diego Blood Bank also provides the essential starting material for innovative immunotherapies that target multiple forms of cancer and autoimmune diseases.Robert (Bob) Finzi is the board chair of San Diego Blood Bank.
#1 Robert (Bob) Finzi grew up in Milan, Italy.
#2 Favorite travel destination: Northern Italy and Key West, Florida.
#3 Hobbies: Cooking, Fishing. It is on my bucket list to catch a striped marlin on a fly rod.
#4 I went to cooking school in Tuscany for a crash course.
#5 Book recommendation: Almost anything Carl Hiaasen!
#6 My dog Rusty is a purebred rescue mutt from a very long line of purebred mutts.
#7 Robert (Bob) Finzi know how lucky I am. I had a reasonably successful career, I have travelled extensively, I am comfortable financially, and for an “old man”, I still get around very well. I have great friends and family. I think that everyone in my position has the obligation to give back to the community whether it is through volunteerism or philanthropy. I try to do both.
#8 My good friend became CEO of the SDBB in 2013. He had a vision of using the SDBB as a platform to drive innovation in precision medicine, something I was a big proponent of. Blood banks are in a unique position to play a pivotal role in this emerging field. I joined the Board to help drive that innovation. I have been on the Board ever since. Whether it is reimagining the way that blood banks can improve care and save lives, responding to crises like COVID-19, coming up with inventive initiatives like precision blood, or identifying the role blood banks can play in the new wave of immunotherapies, the SDBB is one of the most innovative blood banks in the country.
#9 To meet the growing needs for blood components, we must raise $300,000 to invest in the Reveos® Automated Blood Processing System. The Reveos is a revolutionary technology that automates the process of separating donated whole blood into its life-saving components: red cells, platelets, and plasma. Instead of multiple manual steps, the Reveos processes four donations at once in a single, streamlined cycle.
#10 As San Diego Blood Bank celebrates 75 years of saving lives across Southern California, we are calling on our philanthropic community to help us achieve our mission and meet the urgent needs of patients who rely on San Diego Blood Bank’s life-saving products.
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