Richard N. Goldman | |
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Born | April 16, 1920 |
Died | November 29, 2010 | (aged 90)
Nationality | American |
Education | University of California, Berkeley |
Occupation(s) | Businessman Philanthropist |
Known for | Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund |
Spouse | Rhoda Goldman |
Children | John D. Goldman Douglas E. Goldman Susan R. Gelman Richard Goldman (deceased) |
Family | Daniel S. Goldman (grandson) |
Richard N. Goldman (April 16, 1920 – November 29, 2010) was an American billionaire philanthropist who was the co-founder of the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1990 with his wife, Rhoda Haas Goldman, an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune.[1] He founded the insurance company Goldman Insurance and Risk Management, and with his wife he established the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund in 1951.[2]