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Walter A. Haas Sr. (May 11, 1889 – December 7, 1979), was an American billionaire businessman who was the president and CEO (1928-1955) and chairman (1955-1970) of Levi Strauss & Co. Early life and education
Haas was born to a Jewish family in San Francisco, the son of Elise (née Stern) and Walter A. Haas. [1] His mother was the daughter of Sigmund Stern (the nephew of Levi Strauss [4] [5] and the son of David Stern); and Rosalie (née Meyer) Stern (the daughter of Harriet Newmark Meyer and Marc Eugene Meyer; [6] and the granddaughter of rabbi Joseph Newmark).
Walter A. Haas Jr. (1916–1995), president and chairman of Levi Strauss & Co., son of Walter A. Haas. Walter de Haas or Hanns Günther (1886–1969), German author, translator and editor; Walter H. Haas (1917–2015), founder of Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers; Walter F. Haas (1869–1936), city attorney of Los Angeles, California
Haas was born to a Jewish family in San Francisco, [1] one of three children of Walter A. Haas and Elise Stern. [3] Haas was the great-grandnephew of Levi Strauss, the founder of denim manufacturer Levi Strauss & Co. and great grandson of David Stern. He attended the Deerfield Academy preparatory school in Massachusetts. [3]
Walter A. Haas Jr. (1916–1995) Business 1939 CEO of Levi Strauss & Co. Torstein Hagen (born 1943) Business 1968 Founder of Viking Cruises: Josh Harris (born 1964) MBA 1990 Co-founder of Apollo Global Management, owner of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, the NHL's New Jersey Devils, and the NFL's Washington Commanders: Fred Hassan (born 1945 ...
Haas was either a director or trustee at the Levi Strauss Foundation, the Red Tab Foundation, the Joanne and Peter Haas Jr. Fund, the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, the Novato Youth Center Honorary Board, Trustee Emeritus of the San Francisco Foundation (1996-2005), and Vice President of the Peter E. Haas Jr. Family Fund. [7] [10] [11] [12]
Rhoda Goldman was the only daughter born to Walter A. Haas and Elise Stern (an heiress to the Levi Strauss fortune), [1] and great-granddaughter of David Stern. In 1996, she made $1.3 billion in accepting the leveraged buyout of the Levi Strauss company, which she opposed. She died of a heart attack during the execution of the transaction. [2 ...
In 1976, his professorship was endowed as the Walter A. Haas Professor in the Humanities, a post that he held until his death. Elsen dedicated his career to studying the work of Rodin. In 1985, Elsen worked with the collector B. Gerald Cantor to open the Rodin Sculpture Garden at the Cantor Arts Center.