Doris F. Fisher

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]

Doris F. Fisher
Born
Doris Feigenbaum

1931 (age 88–89)
NationalityAmerican
EducationStanford University
OccupationBusinesswoman
Known forCo-founder of The Gap
Net worthUS$2.2 billion (May 2020)[1]
Spouse(s)Donald Fisher
Children
Parent(s)B. J. Feigenbaum

Early life

Born Doris Feigenbaum 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, with her support, is now the largest modern art museum in the U.S.[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.

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.[6]

Personal life

She was married to Don Fisher and was a long-time member of Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco.[7] Their three sons – Robert J. Fisher, William S. Fisher, and John J. Fisher – continue to manage the business.[1][7]

References
  1. "Forbes profile: Doris Fisher". Forbes. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. New York Times: "Don Fisher, the Gap's Founder, Dies at 81" by Bruce Weber September 28, 2009
  3. Singer, Jenny (July 12, 2018). "These Are America's Richest Self-Made Jewish Women". Jewish Daily Forward.
  4. Calisphere: "Letter from Feigenbaum to Fry" and Interview with B. Joseph Feigenbaum 1976
  5. "Doris Fisher, The Most Powerful Women - Forbes.com". www.forbes.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  6. Tindera, Michela. "At Least 20 Billionaires Behind 'Dark Money' Group That Opposed Obama". Forbes.
  7. The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California: "Gap Founder Donald Fisher Leaves Stamp on Community" October 1, 2009


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