A graduate of Chapman University School of Law in Orange, California, George Argyros, Jr., is the founder and CEO of Newport Beach, California-based Elite Financial Group, LLC, where his foci include the private holding insurance company’s operations. When not in the office, George Argyros, Jr., directs his attention to several charities, including Operation Smile.

1. By George Argyros Jr.

2. Introduction
 A graduate of Chapman University School of Law in
Orange, California, George Argyros, Jr., is the founder and
CEO of Newport Beach, California-based Elite Financial
Group, LLC, where his foci include the private holding
insurance company’s operations. When not in the office,
George Argyros, Jr., directs his attention to several
charities, including Operation Smile.
An international medical charity, Operation Smile helps
improve the lives and health of children living in more than
60 countries. It relies on medical volunteers from more
than 80 countries and works with hospitals, local medical
professionals, and governmental agencies to provide
medical treatment to children.

3. Operation Smile
 Since its inception in 1982, Operation Smile has allotted
more than 220,000 free surgeries for children who were
born with cleft palate, cleft lip, or other facial deformities.
With missions occurring throughout the year, Operation
Smile sends volunteers across the globe. In July 2015, it sent
35 international medical volunteers to the Democratic
Republic of the Congo. While there, these professionals
provided medical treatment to 190 patients and operated
on another 96. Having first went to the country in 2014, the
organization has now has sent medical personnel to
Lubumbashi three times.