Douglas E. Goldman

Douglas E. Goldman (born 1952) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and member of the Haas family.[1][2]

Douglas E. Goldman
Born1952 (age 68–69)
San Francisco, California
NationalityUnited States
Alma materB.A. University of California
M.B.A. Harvard Graduate School of Business
Occupationbusinessman
philanthropist
Spouse(s)Lisa Goldman
ChildrenJennifer Goldman
Jason Goldman
Matthew Goldman
Parent(s)Rhoda Haas Goldman
Richard Goldman
FamilySusie Goldman Gelman (sister)
John D. Goldman (brother)
Richard Goldman (brother)
Peter E. Haas (uncle)
Walter A. Haas, Jr. (uncle)
Peter E. Haas Jr. (cousin)

Biography

Goldman was born to a Jewish family,[3] the son of Richard and Rhoda (née Haas) Goldman.[1][4] He has a sister and two brothers: Susie Goldman Gelman, John D. Goldman, and Richard Goldman (deceased).[5][6] His grandparents were Elise and Walter Haas Sr.[1] Goldman earned B.A. in psychology from University of California[1] and then graduated from medical school at Tel Aviv University.[7] After school he worked as an emergency room physician at Mount Zion Hospital in San Francisco.[1] He developed the software to establish a genetic repository for Jews at the Museum of the Diaspora in Israel; it later became the Douglas E. Goldman Jewish Genealogy Center.[1] He later founded the software firm Certain Inc., which develops event-management software which assists companies in planning, promoting, and managing events.[1]

Philanthropy

In 1992,[8] Goldman and his wife established the Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund[2] which supports organizations that promote democracy and civil liberties, education and literacy, and the environment.[1] He previously served on the board of the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund (which has donated $700 million to more than 2,500 grantees since 1961) founded by his parents. The fund was dissolved in December 2015 and its $280 million in assets was transferred to separate foundations belonging to the couple’s three children.[2][9] He also serves on the board of the Walter and Elise Haas Fund (founded by his grandparents)[1] and the Stern Grove Festival Association (named after his great-grandmother Rosalie Meyer Stern).[7] He is president of the Goldman Environmental Foundation which annually awards the $150,000 Goldman Environmental Prize for grassroots environmental activism,[1][3] is a member of the Haas School of Business Board, and is a trustee of the UC Berkeley Foundation.[1] The Lisa and Douglas Goldman Plaza is named in his honor after he made a $10 million gift to Cal Athletics intercollegiate program.[10][11]

Goldman strongly supports Jewish causes including financial support for the Moishe House.[2] In 2015, he was awarded the Jewish-Civic Leadership Award.[3] He worked with his father to successfully defeat a resolution made by the University of California Student Senate to divest from Israel.[3]

Personal life

Goldman has a daughter, Jennifer, and twin sons: Jason and Matthew, who both sit on the boards of the Haas School's Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership and the Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund.[1][12]

References
  1. Haas School of Business Newsletter: "2013 Business Leader of the Year - Family of Philanthropists Douglas E. Goldman, MD, BA '74, carries on a long tradition of giving" by Sean Elder Fall 2013
  2. JWeekly.com: "As parents’ assets flow in, Goldman heirs deciding which Jewish causes to fund" June 28, 2012
  3. JCRC Jewish-Civic Leadership Award: Douglas E. Goldman, M.D. April 22, 2015
  4. San Francisco Chronicle: "Obituary: Richard Goldman" December 1, 2010
  5. Jewish Telegraph Agency: "Philanthropist Richard Goldman dies at 90" By Ami Eden November 30, 2010
  6. Institute for Jewish and Community Research: "After six decades of giving, Goldman Fund will close in 2012" By Dan Pine January 20, 2011
  7. San Francisco Chronicle: "A Family Affair At Stern Grove / Douglas Goldman inherits series" by JESSE HAMLIN June 14, 1996
  8. Inside Philanthropy: "Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund: Bay Area Grants" retrieved June 18, 2016
  9. San Francisco Chronicle: "Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund gets split 3 ways -PHILANTHROPY $280 million in assets go to offspring's foundations" By Kevin Fagan January 19, 2011
  10. Berkeley News: 'Philanthropists Lisa and Douglas Goldman give $10 million to Cal Athletics" By José Rodríguez August 20, 2012
  11. San Francisco Business Journal: "Cal Athletics receives $10M from Lisa and Douglas Goldman" August 20, 2012
  12. JWeekly.com: "‘Insuring’ a legacy: Goldman brothers revive grandfather’s firm with eye on philanthropy" by Dan Pine October 25, 2012
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