Douglas E. Goldman
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Douglas E. Goldman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) San Francisco, California, US |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) Tel Aviv University Faculty of Medicine (MD) |
| Occupation(s) | Physician Businessman Philanthropist |
| Spouse | Lisa Goldman |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Rhoda Haas Goldman Richard Goldman |
| Family | Susie Goldman Gelman (sister) John D. Goldman (brother) Richard Goldman (brother) Peter E. Haas (uncle) Walter A. Haas, Jr. (uncle) Peter E. Haas Jr. (cousin) |
Douglas E. Goldman (born 1952) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and member of the Haas family.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
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, Berkeley[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[edit]
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[edit]
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]
External links[edit]
- JCRC Jewish-Civic Leadership Award: Douglas E. Goldman, M.D. April 22, 2015
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Elder, Sean (Fall 2013). "2013 Business Leader of the Year - Family of Philanthropists Douglas E. Goldman, MD, BA '74, carries on a long tradition of giving". University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business Newsletter. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "As parents' assets flow in, Goldman heirs deciding which Jewish causes to fund". JWeekly. June 28, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Jewish-Civic Leadership Award: Douglas E. Goldman, M.D." Jewish Community Relations Council. April 22, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "Obituary: Richard Goldman". San Francisco Chronicle. December 1, 2010.
- ^ Eden, Ami (November 30, 2010). "Philanthropist Richard Goldman dies at 90". Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
- ^ Pine, Dan (January 20, 2011). "After six decades of giving, Goldman Fund will close in 2012". Institute for Jewish and Community Research. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016.
- ^ a b Hamlin, Jesse (June 14, 1996). "A Family Affair At Stern Grove - Douglas Goldman inherits series". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ "Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund: Bay Area Grants". Inside Philanthropy. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^ Fagan, Kevin (January 19, 2011). "Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund gets split 3 ways -Philanthropy $280 million in assets go to offspring's foundations". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Rodríguez, José (August 20, 2012). "Philanthropists Lisa and Douglas Goldman give $10 million to Cal Athletics". University of California, Berkeley News.
- ^ "Cal Athletics receives $10M from Lisa and Douglas Goldman". San Francisco Business Journal. August 20, 2012.
- ^ Pine, Dan (October 25, 2012). "Insuring' a legacy: Goldman brothers revive grandfather's firm with eye on philanthropy". JWeekly.