Doris F. Fisher
Born
Doris Lee Feigenbaum

(1931-08-23) August 23, 1931 (age 92)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
EducationStanford University
OccupationBusinesswoman
Known forCo-founder of The Gap
Spouse
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(m. 1953; died 2009)​
Children
ParentB. J. Feigenbaum

Doris Lee Feigenbaum Fisher (born August 23, 1931) is an American billionaire businesswoman who co-founded The Gap clothing stores with her late husband, Donald Fisher in 1969.[1]

Early life

Fisher was born in San Francisco, California[2] to Harvard lawyer and California state legislator B. Joseph Feigenbaum and Dorothy (Bamberger) Feigenbaum of New York, both Jewish.[3][4][5] She had two siblings: Ann F. Rossi and Joseph L. Feigenbaum.[5]

Career

Fisher is a noted art devotee. She loaned the collection she and her husband spent their lives acquiring, 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,[6] which, because of her support, is now the largest modern art museum in the United States.[1] She co-founded the Gap with her husband Don Fisher which eventually became a $16 billion business with more than 3,500 stores worldwide.[7]

She has been named as one of the 100 Most Powerful Women by Forbes Magazine.[8] She has served as a trustee of Stanford University, her alma mater.[9]

Political views

In 2019, it was revealed that Fisher, together with her sons Robert, William, and John, had donated nearly $9 million to Americans for Job Security, a non-profit group that opposed Barack Obama in the 2012 election.[10]

Personal life

She was married to Don Fisher.[11] Their three sons – Robert, William, and John – continue to manage the business.[1][11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Forbes profile: Doris Fisher". Forbes. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. ^ Warner, Joel (2018-11-01). "Doris Fisher: Down the Dark Money Rabbit Hole". capitalandmain.com. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  3. ^ New York Times: "Don Fisher, the Gap's Founder, Dies at 81" by Bruce Weber September 28, 2009
  4. ^ Singer, Jenny (July 12, 2018). "These Are America's Richest Self-Made Jewish Women". Jewish Daily Forward.
  5. ^ a b Calisphere: "Letter from Feigenbaum to Fry" and Interview with B. Joseph Feigenbaum 1976
  6. ^ Warner, Joel (2018-11-01). "Doris Fisher: Down the Dark Money Rabbit Hole". capitalandmain.com. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  7. ^ Warner, Joel (2018-11-01). "Doris Fisher: Down the Dark Money Rabbit Hole". capitalandmain.com. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  8. ^ "Doris Fisher, The Most Powerful Women - Forbes.com". www.forbes.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Board of Trustees elects two, re-elects two (10/97)". news.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  10. ^ Tindera, Michela. "At Least 20 Billionaires Behind 'Dark Money' Group That Opposed Obama". Forbes.
  11. ^ a b The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California: "Gap Founder Donald Fisher Leaves Stamp on Community" October 1, 2009


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