Geoffrey Cowan

Who is Geoffrey Cowan?

Geoffrey Cowan is an American lawyer, professor, author, and playwright. He is currently the president of The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands and a University Professor at the University of Southern California where he holds the Annenberg Family Chair in Communication Leadership and directs the Annenberg School's Center on Communication Leadership and Policy. Cowan was appointed to his position at Sunnylands in 2010 to turn the 200-acre estate of Ambassador Walter Annenberg and his wife Leonore into "a venue for important retreats for top government officials and leaders in the fields of law, education, philanthropy, the arts, culture, science and medicine." The estate is located in Rancho Mirage, CA.