Douglas E. Goldman
| Douglas E. Goldman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1952 (age 63–64) San Francisco, California |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater |
B.A. University of California M.B.A. Harvard Graduate School of Business |
| Occupation |
businessman philanthropist |
| Spouse(s) | Lisa Goldman |
| Children |
Jennifer Goldman Jason Goldman Matthew Goldman |
| Parent(s) |
Rhoda Haas Goldman Richard Goldman |
| Family |
Susie Goldman Gelman (sister) John D. Goldman (brother) Richard Goldman (brother) Peter E. Haas (uncle) Walter A. Haas, Jr. (uncle) |
Douglas E. Goldman (born 1952) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and member of the Haas family.[1][2]
Biography
Haas was born to a Jewish family,[3] the son of Richard and Rhoda (nee Haas) Goldman.[1][4] He has a sister and two brothers: Susie Goldman Gelman, John D. Goldman, and Richard Goldman (deceased).[5][6] His grandparents were Elise and Walter Haas Sr.[1] Haas earned B.A. in psychology from University of California[1] and then graduated from medical school at Tel Aviv University.[7] After school he worked as an emergency room physician at Mount Zion Hospital in San Francisco.[1] He developed the software to establish a genetic repository for Jews at the Museum of the Diaspora in Israel; it later became the Douglas E. Goldman Jewish Genealogy Center.[1] He later founded the software firm Certain Inc., which develops event-management software which assists companies in planning, promoting, and managing events.[1] He also is the longest sitting board member of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company.[1]
Philanthropy
In 1992,[8] Goldman and his wife established the Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund[2] which supports organizations that promote democracy and civil liberties, education and literacy, and the environment.[1] He previously served on the board of the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund (which has donated $700 million to more than 2,500 grantees since 1961) founded by his parents. The fund was dissolved in December 2015 and its $280 million in assets was transferred to separate foundations belonging to the couple’s three children.[2][9] He also serves on the board of the Walter and Elise Haas Fund (founded by his grandparents)[1] and the Stern Grove Festival Association (named after his great-grandmother Rosalie Meyer Stern).[7] He is president of the Goldman Environmental Foundation which annually awards the $150,000 Goldman Environmental Prize for grassroots environmental activism,[1][3] is a member of the Haas School of Business Board, and is a trustee of the UC Berkeley Foundation.[1] The Lisa and Douglas Goldman Plaza is named in his honor after he made a $10 million gift to Cal Athletics intercollegiate program.[10][11]
Goldman strongly supports Jewish causes including financial support for the Moishe House.[2] In 2015, he was awarded the Jewish-Civic Leadership Award.[3] He worked with his father to successfully defeat a resolution made by the University of California Student Senate to divest from Israel.[3]
Personal life
Goldman has a daughter, Jennifer, and twin sons: Jason and Matthew, who both sit on the boards of the Haas School's Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership and the Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund.[1][12]
External links
- JCRC Jewish-Civic Leadership Award: Douglas E. Goldman, M.D. April 22, 2015
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Haas School of Business Newsletter: "2013 Business Leader of the Year - Family of Philanthropists Douglas E. Goldman, MD, BA '74, carries on a long tradition of giving" by Sean Elder Fall 2013
- 1 2 3 4 JWeekly.com: "As parents’ assets flow in, Goldman heirs deciding which Jewish causes to fund" June 28, 2012
- 1 2 3 4 JCRC Jewish-Civic Leadership Award: Douglas E. Goldman, M.D. April 22, 2015
- ↑ San Francisco Chronicle: "Obituary: Richard Goldman" December 1, 2010
- ↑ Jewish Telegraph Agency: "Philanthropist Richard Goldman dies at 90" By Ami Eden November 30, 2010
- ↑ Institute for Jewish and Community Research: "After six decades of giving, Goldman Fund will close in 2012" By Dan Pine January 20, 2011
- 1 2 San Francisco Chronicle: "A Family Affair At Stern Grove / Douglas Goldman inherits series" by JESSE HAMLIN June 14, 1996
- ↑ Inside Philanthropy: "Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund: Bay Area Grants" retrieved June 18, 2016
- ↑ San Francisco Chronicle: "Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund gets split 3 ways -PHILANTHROPY $280 million in assets go to offspring's foundations" By Kevin Fagan January 19, 2011
- ↑ Berkeley News: 'Philanthropists Lisa and Douglas Goldman give $10 million to Cal Athletics" By José Rodríguez August 20, 2012
- ↑ San Francisco Business Journal: "Cal Athletics receives $10M from Lisa and Douglas Goldman" August 20, 2012
- ↑ JWeekly.com: "‘Insuring’ a legacy: Goldman brothers revive grandfather’s firm with eye on philanthropy" by Dan Pine October 25, 2012