A message from the Dean
Nov. 11, 2025
It is with deep sadness that I write to inform you that John Bedrosian has passed away.
John and his wife, Judy, were long-time supporters of the Price School. Their generosity created the Bedrosian Center on Governance and the Chair in Governance and the Public Enterprise. John also gave of his time, serving as one of the early chairs of our Board of Councilors. His daughter, Karen Bedrosian Coyne, continues the Bedrosian sprit of service as one of our current Price Board of Councilors.
His ties to USC extended well beyond the Price School. John played a pivotal role in building what is now Keck Hospital of USC. He also created the Norman Topping National Medical Enterprise Chair in Medicine and Public Policy in acknowledgment of President Topping’s support of that endeavor.
He was the former co-founder and chairman of the board of Auto-by-Tel Corporation, the largest Internet-based car marketing referral service covering the United States and Canada. Previously, he was senior executive vice president, director and co-founder of National Medical Enterprises (now known as Tenet Healthcare).
He also served as president of the Federation of American Health Systems and was appointed by Governor Pete Wilson to the California Economic Development Corporation. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from UCLA and an LL.B. degree from the USC Gould School of Law.
We are sad and sorry to have lost him but remain committed to the principles of effective governance that John and Judy supported through their generosity to the school.
Christopher Boone
Dean and the C. Erwin and Ione L. Piper Chair