Last Updated: 29 Aug, 2023 | Views: 1047
Age: 93
Profession: Business Women
Famous For: Co-founder of The Gap
Higher Education: Stanford University
Net Worth: $1.4 Billion
About (Profile/Biography):
Doris F. Fisher was from a Jewish family in San Francisco, California, in 1931 t a Jewish family. In 1969, she cofounded The Gap apparel stores with her late husband, Donald Fisher. Her parents Dorothy Bamberger and Joseph Feigenbaum, are from New York. There were two siblings in her family: her sister Ann F. Rossi and her brother Joseph L. Feigenbaum.
Doris F. Fisher Career
1969: Having struggled to find jeans that fit her husband, Don (d. 2009), Doris Fisher cofounded clothing retailer Gap.
In San Francisco, the couple opened their first store selling jeans and music for $63,000.
From the launch of Gap until 2003, Doris Fisher worked as a merchandiser for the company and served on the board until 2009.
1953: Cofounder of the KIPP Foundation, which supports public charter schools, he donated $15 million to the organization.
Doris F. Fisher Marriage
Formerly married to billionaire businessman and philanthropist Don Fisher, she was a philanthropist and businesswoman. The support of KIPP charter schools was one of Fisher's public education initiatives. Fisher and his family made a significant donation to Princeton University in 2006, and Fisher Hall is named after him in the university's new residential college. In addition to paying for public sculptures, Doris F. Fisher has donated to San Francisco charter schools and museums, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Doris F. Fisher in Politics
A dark money organization that fought Barack Obama in the 2012 election received nearly $9 million from Doris Fisher and her sons Robert, William, and John.
Unknown facts:
Fisher is a well-known collector of art. She donated a total of 1,100 pieces to 185 artists.
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