City of Riverside

People are often surprised to learn that Riverside-based Bourns, Inc., with nearly 10,000 employees and 20 locations worldwide, started in a tiny Pasadena garage in 1947. Gordon Bourns, CEO of the leading global electronic components and sensors manufacturer, spoke proudly of the company’s founders, his parents Marlan and Rosemary.

City of Riverside

Raised by a single mom and the youngest of 10 siblings, Erika Quinto Santillan jokingly refers to herself as the “runt.” Her mother decided to move their large family to California in search of a better life with the $300 she saved when Santillan was about 3-years-old.