Alan G. Hassenfeld

Alan G. Hassenfeld
Hassenfeld speaking at the Horasis Global Meeting; Portuguese Riviera, 2017.
Born	(1948-11-16) November 16, 1948 (age 76)
Nationality	American
Parent(s)	Sylvia Grace Kay Hassenfeld Merrill Hassenfeld

Alan G. Hassenfeld (born November 16, 1948) is an American former chairman and chief executive officer of Hasbro Toys.

Career

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]

• In 2008, Hassenfeld established the nonprofit Hassenfeld Family Initiative LLC, an organization focused on women and children's rights and safety^[3][4]

• Bryant University renamed their Public Leadership institute after Hassenfeld in 2012.^[5]

• In 2014, Hassenfeld made a major gift to establish the Hassenfeld Family Innovation Center at Brandeis University, and has funded the Hassenfeld Foundation Scholarship, and other scholarships and endowments there.^[6]

• A $12.5 million gift from the family of Alan Hassenfeld established the Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute at Brown University in 2015.^[7][8] In 2020, Hassenfeld joined the Brown University Board of Trustees.^[9]

Notes

1. "Alan G. Hassenfeld at World Leaders Forum". Columbia University. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. 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.
3. "The Hassenfeld Family Initiative LLC". Dun & Bradstreet. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
4. "The Brandeis International Business School Board of Advisors and Chairs". Brandeis International Business School. Brandeis University. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
5. "Our History: A Vision for Effective Leadership". Hassenfeld Institute. Bryant University. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
6. "Doctor of Humane Letters". Brandeis University. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
7. Orenstein, David (28 September 2015). "Brown to launch child health innovation institute". Brown University. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
8. "Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute of Brown University". Lifespan. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
9. Paxson, Christina. "News from the Corporation Meeting". Today at Brown. Brown University. Retrieved 19 October 2020.