- Founding chair of the Geffen Playhouse. confirmed by the Senate as a member of the board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
- Appointed by President George W. Bush, and confirmed by the US Senate as a member of the board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
- Senior partner at the Los Angeles, California law firm of Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman.
- Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
- Ramer was the namesake of "Bruce," the mechanical shark used to terrify moviegoers in Jaws (1975) due to his longtime friendship and representation of director Steven Spielberg.
- Has testified before the US Congress regarding terrorism and other matters.
- Member of the board of directors of the Pacific Council on International Policy.
- Chair of University of Southern California's (USC) Institute on Entertainment Law and Business, where he is also the co-chair of the executive committee of the USC Annenberg School for Communication.
- Is considered the super lawyer of the California super lawyers, and has many times been on the list of the 100 most powerful attorneys in California.
- Graduated from Princeton University class of 1955, and Harvard Law School class of 1958.
- Was reappointed by President Barack Obama, and reconfirmed by the US Senate, as a board member of the Corporation of Public Broadcasting, serving through 2018. Served as board Vice-Chairman from 2016-2018.
- National President of the American Jewish Committee.
- Long time (since the 1970s) attorney for Steven Spielberg and other Hollywood luminaries such as George Clooney, Clint Eastwood, Robert Zemeckis, Milos Forman, and many others. Is known to have represented Eastwood since 1966, and Spielberg since before he directed Duel (1971).
- Was a supporter of George W. Bush and John McCain, and keeps a picture of him shaking hands with Bush, who he counts as a personal friend, on his office conference table.
- Father of three, Gregg, Marc, and Neal, stepfather of one, Alexandra, and grandfather of seven, Jacob, Mayah, Ezra, Rafaela, Eli, Simon, and Ava.
- Was reappointed by President Donald Trump, and reconfirmed by the US Senate, as a board member of the Corporation of Public Broadcasting, serving through 2021. Elected by the board to be Board Chairman in 2018, serving through 2021. Previously served as Board Chairman from 2010-2012.
- Again reappointed by President Donald Trump, and reconfirmed by the US Senate, as a board member of the Corporation of Public Broadcasting, serving through 2024. Re-elected by the board to continue as Board Chairman, serving through 2024.
- In 2001, convened a volunteer committee of entertainment industry executives to come up with ideas of how the Hollywood entertainment industry could help combat terrorism against the USA after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
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