Doris F. Fisher
Doris F. Fisher | |
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| Born | Doris Feigenbaum 1931 (age 89–90) San Francisco, California, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Stanford University |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Known for | Co-founder of The Gap |
| Spouse(s) | Donald Fisher |
| Children | |
| Parent(s) | B. J. Feigenbaum |
Doris F. Fisher (née Feigenbaum; born 1931) is an American billionaire businesswoman, who co-founded The Gap clothing stores with her late husband, Donald Fisher in 1969.[1]
Early life[]
Born Doris Feigenbaum in San Francisco, California to a Jewish family in 1931,[2][3] she is the daughter of Dorothy Bamberger of New York and B. Joseph Feigenbaum.[4] She had two siblings: Ann F. Rossi and Joseph L. Feigenbaum.[4]
Career[]
Fisher is a noted art devotee. She loaned the collection she and her husband spent their lives collecting, which consists of 1,100 works by 185 artists, including Andy Warhol, Ellsworth Kelly, and Richard Serra, to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, which, because of her support, is now the largest modern art museum in the United States[1]
She has been named as one of the 100 Most Powerful Women by Forbes Magazine.[5] She has served as a trustee of Stanford University, her alma mater.[6]
Political views[]
In 2019, it was revealed that Doris, together with her sons Robert J. Fisher, William S. Fisher, and John J. Fisher, had donated nearly $9 million to a dark money group which opposed Barack Obama in the 2012 election.[7]
Personal life[]
She was married to Don Fisher. [8] Their three sons – Robert J. Fisher, William S. Fisher, and John J. Fisher – continue to manage the business.[1][8]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Forbes profile: Doris Fisher". Forbes. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ New York Times: "Don Fisher, the Gap's Founder, Dies at 81" by Bruce Weber September 28, 2009
- ^ Singer, Jenny (July 12, 2018). "These Are America's Richest Self-Made Jewish Women". Jewish Daily Forward.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Calisphere: "Letter from Feigenbaum to Fry" and Interview with B. Joseph Feigenbaum 1976
- ^ "Doris Fisher, The Most Powerful Women - Forbes.com". www.forbes.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Board of Trustees elects two, re-elects two (10/97)". news.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
- ^ Tindera, Michela. "At Least 20 Billionaires Behind 'Dark Money' Group That Opposed Obama". Forbes.
- ^ Jump up to: a b The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California: "Gap Founder Donald Fisher Leaves Stamp on Community" October 1, 2009
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