Alan G. Hassenfeld

Alan G. Hassenfeld

at the Global Russia Business Meeting 2010
Born (1948-11-16) November 16, 1948
Nationality American

Alan G. Hassenfeld is a former chairman and chief executive officer of Hasbro Toys, a post he held between 1989 and 2008. He is the brother of Stephen D. Hassenfeld, who preceded him in the post. Hasbro was founded as a Hassenfeld family business in 1923. As chairman and chief executive, he has diversified Hasbro’s portfolio of companies and expanded international operations while initiating a singular brand of corporate activism designed to improve the lives of children. He was inducted into the Toy Industry Hall of Fame in 1996.[1]

Philanthropy

Hassenfeld donated the Teddy Fountain to the city of Jerusalem.[2]

A $12.5-million gift from the family of Alan Hassenfeld, to be matched by new fundraising by Brown University, will create the Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute. 3

Notes

  1. ↑ "Alan G. Hassenfeld at World Leaders Forum". Columbia University. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  2. ↑ Prusher, Eileen (3 May 2013). "The Color of Water: a fountain of hope in the heart of Teddy’s Jerusalem". Haaretz. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
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