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Levi Strauss (/ ˈ l iː v aɪ ˈ s t r aʊ s / LEE-vy STROWSS; born Löb Strauß, German: [løːp ˈʃtʁaʊs]; February 26, 1829 – September 26, 1902) was a German-born American businessman who founded the first company to manufacture blue jeans. His firm of Levi Strauss & Co. (Levi's) began in 1853 in San Francisco, California. [1] [2]
In 2019, Haas owned nearly 17% of Levi Strauss & Co, making her a billionaire, following the February 2019 plan for the company to be publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. [7] [8] As of 2024, she owned 11%. [9] In 2021, Forbes estimated her net worth to be around $1.4 billion. [9]
Daniel is an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune as Peter is the great-grandnephew of Levi Strauss. [7] Lurie says he grew up "most of the time in [Haas's] house." [4] Brian was executive director of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco. [8] Daniel has two brothers, Ari [3] and Alexander, and one sister, Sonia.
Daniel Lurie, who is one of the heirs to the Levi Strauss jeans company fortune, is now the San Francisco mayor-elect. The Democrat, 47, was elected after defeating incumbent mayor London Breed ...
Levi Strauss heir and nonprofit executive Daniel Lurie was sworn in Wednesday as the 46th mayor of San Francisco. He vowed a "new era of accountability, service and change."
Philanthropist and Levi's heir Daniel Lurie has won the hard-fought race for San Francisco mayor, ushering in a new era of leadership for a city whose voters made clear they are fed up with brazen ...
Robert D. Haas (born 1942 [1]) is the chairman emeritus of Levi Strauss & Co., son of Walter A. Haas Jr., and the great-great-grandnephew of the company's founder, Levi Strauss. Haas served as the company's president and CEO (1984-1999) and chairman (1989-2008), and is the last descendant of Levi Strauss to serve in those positions.
In 1982, he was appointed Director of Materials Management for Levi Strauss USA. [7] In 1996, he along with his father and cousin, Robert D. Haas , led a $2.5 billion leveraged buyout of Levi Strauss to ensure that it would remain in the control of the Haas family. [ 8 ]