Family Promise

Bob Pethick is the Board President of Family Promise of Los Angeles, formerly known as "Family Promise of the South Bay."  Family Promise of LA is a 501 c) (3) non-profit based in Torrance that provides a “leg-up” for homeless families that have young children.

Bob is a resident of Rancho Palos Verdes, where he lives with his wife, Lorrie.  Bob is a retired partner and global leader of Price Waterhouse Coopers LLP, the global Consulting, Audit, and Tax firm.   After starting as an engineer with General Motors, Bob spent most of his career helping companies improve their performance through strategy and operations consulting services.  Upon retirement, he wanted to spend more time “giving back" to our community.  He found out about Family Promise through his church.  He started by volunteering as a mentor, helping families with financial literacy and budget planning.  He then shifted his focus to leading their fundraising council before being elected Board President in January 2025.

The current focus of Bob and the rest of the Family Promise board includes rethinking the fundraising strategy, staff organization, and operating cost efficiencies as non-profits deal with serving a growing number of needy families in a very challenging fundraising environment. 

When he has time, Bob likes to travel with his family.  He is an avid offshore sailboat racer (he won the Trans-Pac race in his class), pilot, and guitar player