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 8990)
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 in San Francisco, California 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, because of her support, is now the largest modern art museum in the United States[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.[6]

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.[7]

Personal life

She was married to Don Fisher. [8] Their three sons Robert J. Fisher, William S. Fisher, and John J. Fisher continue to manage the business.[1][8]

References


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