Stanley Gold

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Stanley Gold
Walt Disney Company NYSEDIS(formerly)
Tadiran (formerly)
Ansell, Ltd ASXANN (alternate)
L.A. Gear, Inc.
Spouse(s)Ilene Carol Gold, née Glasberg
ChildrenCharles and Jennifer
Notes

Stanley Phillip Gold (born September 10, 1942) is the former president and

chairman Michael Eisner.[2] He had also helped to both oust former CEO Ron W. Miller, and hire Eisner, in 1984.[3]
He is a past chairman of the
University of Southern California Law School
, and has been a significant political contributor.

Early life and education

Gold was born to a

Career

He practiced law, with

corporate acquisitions
, sales and financing.

He has served as president of

Central Soya; chairman of Enterra Corporation, chairman of Israeli investment firm Koor Industries Ltd. (NYSEKOR), and chairman of Tadiran
, among other positions.

Philanthropy

At a banquet honoring

Hebrew Union College; Roy and Patty Disney pledged an additional $100,000.[7]

Gold was a fund raiser and donor for

Gold has been a contributor to American federal political campaigns for many years, largely contributing to

William Weld, and Pete Wilson). OpenSecrets reported donations of $238,000 during 1993 to 17 December 2008, including a few non-federal contributions.[9]

He is a supporter of the Two-state solution in the Middle East.[4] In April 2013, Gold was one of 100 prominent American Jews who sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him to "work closely" with Secretary of State John Kerry, "to devise pragmatic initiatives, consistent with Israel's security needs, which would represent Israel's readiness to make painful territorial sacrifices for the sake of peace."[10]

Memberships

Personal life

Among the artifacts displayed in his study at home are personalized autographs from both Babe Ruth and Stan Musial. He collects Porsche automobiles.[1][11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Greenberg, Brad A. (October 18, 2007). "New Chairman of the Jewish Federation: I'm 'gonna make it relevant'". The Jewish Journal. Archived from the original on 2009-07-06. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  2. ^ Taylor, John (1987). Storming the magic kingdom : wall street, the raiders, and the battle for Disney (1st ed.). New York: Knopf. . Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  3. ^ . Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  4. ^ a b Israel Policy Forum: "Prominent US Jews Support Two States, Urge Abbas to Set Positive Tone" Archived 2014-11-07 at the Wayback Machine September 25, 2013
  5. ^ Family Tree Legends
  6. ^ Lewis, Wayne (March 2007). "A Community Celebrates A Hero. Supporters give more than $1.2 million to USC College's Institute of Armenian Studies". USC College : News : March 2007 : Institute of Armenian Studies. University of Southern California. Archived from the original on 2008-02-24. Retrieved 2008-12-17. Stanley Gold, chairman of the USC Board of Trustees, challenged the 1,000 attendees to expand their support for the institute.
  7. Hebrew Union College. October 28, 2001. Archived from the original
    on 2002-08-18. Retrieved 2008-12-17. The Gold Family presents an additional challenge gift of $500,000 for the creation of the Martin Gang Scholarship Fund for HUC-JIR.
  8. ^ Seliktar, Ofira (2002). "Chapter 8: Lurching to the Left. Responding to Barak's Vision of the Peace Process". Divided We Stand: American Jews, Israel, and the Peace Process. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 181. . Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  9. ^ OpenSecrets.org
  10. ^ Hareetz: "100 American Jewish leaders urge Netanyahu to show readiness to make 'painful territorial sacrifices'" by Chemi Shalev April 3, 2013
  11. ^ Gold, Stanley P. "AN OPEN LETTER TO THE BOYS..." Stories – Stanley Gold's story. Timo Pantsari – Webmaster of Porsche Net. Archived from the original on 2000-05-30. Retrieved 2008-12-20. I'm beginning to feel like a Porsche aficionado (my wife still calls me a "Porsche Nut")... We arrived safe and sound at The Factory; turned in our paperwork; bought a few more Porsche items in the gift shop and brought to an end three weeks that will always be known in our home as Porsche's Grand Tour of Italy.

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