John D. Goldman
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Stanford University (MBA)
Businessman
John D. Goldman | |
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| Born | August 18, 1949 |
| Education | Swarthmore College (BA) Stanford University (MBA) |
| Occupations | Philanthropist Businessman |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Rhoda Haas Goldman Richard Goldman |
| Family | Walter A. Haas (grandfather) Abraham Haas (great-grandfather) Simon Koshland (great great-grandfather) Douglas E. Goldman (brother) Susie Goldman Gelman (sister) Peter E. Haas (uncle) Walter A. Haas Jr. (uncle) Peter E. Haas Jr. (cousin) |
John D. Goldman (born August 18, 1949) is an American businessman and philanthropist in San Francisco, California. He is a member of the Haas family through his mother.[1][2][3]
Goldman was born to a Jewish family on August 18, 1949, in San Francisco,[1] the son of Rhoda (née Haas) and Richard Goldman.[2][3] He is the 2nd eldest of four children: Richard Goldman (deceased 1989), Douglas E. Goldman, and Susan R. Gelman.[3] His grandfather was Walter A. Haas,[2] the former president and chairman of Levi Strauss & Co; his great-grandfather was Abraham Haas, the founder of Hellman-Haas Grocery (which became Smart & Final); and his great great-grandfather was Simon Koshland was then one of the largest wool merchants in the United States. He was raised in the Presidio Heights neighborhood of San Francisco.[3] In 1967, he graduated from Lick-Wilmerding High School.[1][2] He graduated with a B.A. from Swarthmore College and with a M.B.A. from Stanford University in 1975.[2] After school, he served in the Office of the Legislative Analyst for California.[2][3] In 1978, he accepted a position as the state's assistant secretary of transportation under governor Jerry Brown.[4][2][3] In 1981, he purchased a chain of children's clothing stores named Jamboree but the business failed.[5][2] In 1986, he joined the Richard N. Goldman and Company (later Goldman Insurance Services) which was founded by his father.[6][2] In 1991, he became president and in 2002, the family sold the business.[7] After his mother died in 1998, he served as a trustee of the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund.[8]
