About Us
The American Polo Association, together with The Celebrity Foundation for Children, have raised more than $10 million for worthy causes nationally and internationally. There are two types of memberships, Polo Social Members and Polo Player Members. Every member is very important to our mission, and membership is free.
Our Heritage
The American Polo Association together with The Celebrity Foundation for Children have raised more than $10 million for worthy causes nationally and internationally. There are two types of memberships, Polo Social Members and Polo Player Members. Every member is very important to our mission, and membership is free.
Our Mission
Michael Farah is the founder and chairman of The American Polo Association. He is a philanthropist, owner of Farah Private Wealth Management, and Hollywood producer. He has been connected to the sport of polo since 1982 when, as a favor to (then Prince) King Charles, “Hollywood Mike” arranged for the cast of the hit show Dynasty to support a charity event for The Prince’s Trust at Windsor Castle.
Leadership
In 2000, Chairman Farah founded The Celebrity Ranch, which has become the world's largest children’s charity ranch. He further developed its expansion by introducing polo to the Temecula Valley, Southern California. His Celebrity Ranch Polo Club quietly expanded to 12 clubs, which is when he formed the American Polo Association. What separates our American Polo Association from other polo groups is that we focus on playing for charity.
The Honorable Michael Farah
Chairman
Roxy Keyfauver
Women's Polo
Nigel Gallimore, Elle Chrysler
Communications
Governors
William Clark
Oldwick, NJ
Genève Kashnig
Utah
Kendra Gros
Aspen, CO
Clint Nagle
Aiken, SC
Elle Chrysler
San Francisco, CA
Kam Shadan
Napa/Sonoma, CA
International Board
Alice Gibbs
London, England
Muhammed Elshamy
President, Egyptian Federation, Egypt
Keshav Bangur
President, Calcutta Polo Club, India
Jamie G. Huidobro
Santiago Polo Club, Chile
Jawad Malik
Lahore, Pakistan
Abdow Elglaoui
Marrakech Polo Club, Morocco
Benedad Rabii
Zone E Deputy Director, Morocco
Cecelia Alfie
Argentine Day Polo, Argentina
Kishan Khanna
India
Pier Luigi Zaqni
Tuscany, Italy
Naveed Gill
Czech Republic
Kerstie Allen
Australia