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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 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, [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]
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 ...
Walter J. Haas is an American businessman and former president of the Oakland Athletics (1990–1992) and co-chairman of the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund. Biography [ edit ]
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]
Opinion: "Why, God?" Walter Suza asks after seeing a child in TV footage after one of the attacks in the Israel-Hamas war.
Robert D. Haas (born 1942 [1]) is the chairman emeritus of Levi Strauss & Co., son of Walter A. Haas Jr., and the great-great-grandnephew of the company's founder, Levi Strauss. Haas served as the company's president and CEO (1984-1999) and chairman (1989-2008), and is the last descendant of Levi Strauss to serve in those positions.