At the same time, thanks to Avant’s circle of contacts and her friendship with the Obamas—she says she talks to Michelle almost every day and thinks of her “more like a sister”—she and Sarandos have become key fundraisers and social connectors for the anti-Trump resistance class. Avant has co-hosted several major events for the Joe Biden campaign, including Kamala Harris’s first as a candidate for vice president. On the local level, she has chaired such L.A. organizations as A Sense of Home, which combats homelessness by assisting youths who are aging out of foster care. Sarandos is taking the lead on the board of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, scheduled to open in April.
