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{{short description|American lawyer}}
{{about||the American horse trainer|Stanley I. Gold}}
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|caption = Gold during the Save Disney Campaign
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|birth_place =[[Los Angeles, California]]
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|alma_mater = [[University of California, Los Angeles]] <small>([[B.A.]])</small><br>{{nowrap|[[USC Gould School of Law]] <small>([[Juris Doctor|J.D]])</small>}}
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|boards = Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, [[Chairman of the Board]]<br>[[Hebrew Union College]]-[[Jewish Institute of Religion]]<br>University of Southern California (Chairman Emeritus)<br>iPass, Inc.<br>[[Walt Disney Company]] {{NYSE|DIS}}(formerly)<br>Tadiran Communications, Ltd. (formerly)<br>Ansell, Ltd {{ASX|ANN}} (alternate)<br>L.A. Gear, Inc.
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|spouse = Ilene Carol Gold, née Glasberg
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'''Stanley Phillip Gold''' (born September 10, 1942) served as President and CEO of [[Shamrock Holdings]], [[Roy E. Disney]]'s private investment company from 1985 to 2013 and is currently serving as Chairman of the Board. He was on the [[Walt Disney Company]]'s [[board of directors]] 1984; 1987–2003. He and Roy resigned to publicly campaign to oust then CEO and [[Chairman of the Board]] [[Michael Eisner]].<ref>
'''Stanley Phillip Gold''' (born September 10, 1942) is the former president and [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of [[Shamrock Holdings]], [[Roy E. Disney]]'s private investment company, from 1985 to 2013, and is currently serving as chairman of its [[board of directors]]. He was on the [[Walt Disney Company]] board, in 1984 and during 1987–2003. He and Roy resigned to publicly campaign for the ousting of then-CEO and [[Chairman of the Board|chairman]] [[Michael Eisner]].<ref>
{{cite book |first=John |last=Taylor |title=Storming the magic kingdom : wall street, the raiders, and the battle for Disney |url=https://archive.org/details/stormingmagickin00tayl |accessdate=2008-12-17 |edition=1st |year=1987 |publisher=Knopf |location=New York |isbn=0-394-54640-7 |url-access=registration }}
{{cite book |first=John |last=Taylor
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</ref> He had also helped to both oust former CEO [[Ron W. Miller]], and hire Eisner, in 1984.<ref>
|title=Storming the magic kingdom : wall street, the raiders, and the battle for Disney
{{cite book |first=James B. |last=Stewart |author-link=James B. Stewart |title=Disney war |url=https://archive.org/details/disneywar00jame_0 |accessdate=2008-12-17 |year=2005 |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |location=New York |isbn=978-0-684-80993-9 |url-access=registration }}
|url=http://lccn.loc.gov/86046147
</ref>{{Page number needed|date=October 2024}}
|format= |accessdate=2008-12-17 |edition=1st |year=1987
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He is a past chairman of the [[University of Southern California|USC]] [[board of trustees]], and of the [[University of Southern California Law School]], and has been a significant political contributor.
|publisher=Knopf |location=New York
|isbn=0-394-54640-7 |oclc= |doi= |id= |pages= |chapter= |chapterurl= |quote= }}
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</ref> He also helped oust CEO [[Ron W. Miller]] and hire Eisner in 1984.<ref>
{{cite book |first=James B. |last=Stewart |authorlink=James B. Stewart |coauthors= |editor= |others=
|title=Disney war
|url=http://lccn.loc.gov/2005297366
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|month= |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |location=New York |language=
|isbn=978-0-684-80993-9 |oclc= |doi= |id= |pages= |chapter= |chapterurl= |quote= }}
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He has played a leading role at USC (past chairman of the [[board of trustees]]) and the [[University of Southern California Law School]], sustained Jewish organizations with both his leadership and treasure, and been a significant political contributor.

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Among the artifacts displayed in his [[Study (room)|study]] at [[home]] are personalized autographs from both [[Babe Ruth]] and [[Stan Musial]]. He collects [[Porsche]] automobiles.<ref name=Greenberg2007/><ref>
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|title=AN OPEN LETTER TO THE BOYS....
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|accessdate=2008-12-20
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|author= |first=Stanley P. |last=Gold |authorlink=Stanley Gold
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|coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |work=Stories – Stanley Gold's story
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|publisher=Timo Pantsari – Webmaster of Porsche Net
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|pages= |language= |doi= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000530095514/http://personal.inet.fi/surf/porschenet/stories/box_2.html|archivedate=2000-05-30
|dead-url=yes
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|quote=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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==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Gold was born to a [[American Jews|Jewish]] family<ref name=IPF>[http://www.israelpolicyforum.org/news/prominent-us-jews-support-two-states-urge-abbas-set-positive-tone Israel Policy Forum: "Prominent US Jews Support Two States, Urge Abbas to Set Positive Tone"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107021943/http://www.israelpolicyforum.org/news/prominent-us-jews-support-two-states-urge-abbas-set-positive-tone |date=2014-11-07 }} September 25, 2013</ref> in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref>[http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461?c=search&first=Stanley&last=Gold Family Tree Legends]</ref> He grew up in South Los Angeles, near [[Dorsey High School]]. The family moved to the Valley when he was a teenager. After graduation from [[Van Nuys High School]], he entered [[University of California, Berkeley|Cal Berkeley]]. There he dated his future wife, Ilene. He finished his [[Bachelor of Arts|A.B.]] in [[political science]] at [[U.C.L.A.]], and in 1967 earned a [[law degree]] at [[University of Southern California]]. He went to [[England]] for [[post-graduate]] work at [[Cambridge University]].<ref name=Greenberg2007>
Gold was born to a [[American Jews|Jewish]] family<ref name=IPF>[http://www.israelpolicyforum.org/news/prominent-us-jews-support-two-states-urge-abbas-set-positive-tone Israel Policy Forum: "Prominent US Jews Support Two States, Urge Abbas to Set Positive Tone"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107021943/http://www.israelpolicyforum.org/news/prominent-us-jews-support-two-states-urge-abbas-set-positive-tone |date=2014-11-07 }} September 25, 2013</ref> in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref>[http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461?c=search&first=Stanley&last=Gold Family Tree Legends]</ref> He grew up in South Los Angeles, near [[Dorsey High School]]. The family moved to the [[San Fernando Valley]] when he was a teenager. After graduation from [[Van Nuys High School]], he entered [[University of California, Berkeley]]. There, he dated his future wife, Ilene. He completed an [[Bachelor of Arts|A.B.]] in [[political science]] at [[U.C.L.A.]] and, in 1967, earned a [[Juris Doctor]] degree at [[University of Southern California]], then completed [[post-graduate]] work at [[Cambridge University]], [[England]].<ref name=Greenberg2007>
{{cite news |first=Brad A. |last=Greenberg |authorlink=<!--Brad A. Greenberg--> |author= |coauthors=
{{cite news |first=Brad A. |last=Greenberg |author-link=<!--Brad A. Greenberg--> |title=New Chairman of the Jewish Federation: I'm 'gonna make it relevant'
|title=New Chairman of the Jewish Federation: I'm 'gonna make it relevant'
|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/articles/print/new_chairman_of_the_jewish_federationim_gonna_make_it_relevant_20071019/
|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/articles/print/new_chairman_of_the_jewish_federationim_gonna_make_it_relevant_20071019/
|format= |work=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles|The Jewish Journal]] |publisher= |location=
|work=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles|The Jewish Journal]]
|id= |pages= |page= |date=October 18, 2007
|date=October 18, 2007
|accessdate=2008-12-17 |language= |quote= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706005259/http://www.jewishjournal.com/articles/print/new_chairman_of_the_jewish_federationim_gonna_make_it_relevant_20071019/|dead-url=yes |archivedate=2009-07-06}}
|accessdate=2008-12-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706005259/http://www.jewishjournal.com/articles/print/new_chairman_of_the_jewish_federationim_gonna_make_it_relevant_20071019/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-07-06}}
</ref>
</ref>


==Career==
He practiced law with [[Martin Gang]] at [[Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown]] [[law firm]] 1968–????. For part of that time he was the [[Management|managing]] [[Partnership|partner]].<ref name=Greenberg2007/> For a number of years, he specialized in [[corporate acquisition]]s, sales and financing.
He practiced law, with [[Martin Gang]], at Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown [[law firm]], from 1968, later becoming its [[Management|managing]] [[Partnership|partner]].<ref name=Greenberg2007/> He specialized in [[corporate acquisition]]s, sales and financing.


During his business career he served as President of Shamrock Broadcasting, Inc., President and then Chairman of Central Soya Company, Inc., Chairman of Enterra Corporation {{NYSE|EN}} and Chairman of Koor Industries Ltd. {{NYSE|KOR}}, Chairman of Tadiran Communications, and other companies.
He has served as president of [[Shamrock Broadcasting]]; president, then chairman, of [[Bunge Limited#Acquisitions|Central Soya]]; chairman of [[Weatherford International|Enterra Corporation]], chairman of Israeli investment firm Koor Industries Ltd. ({{NYSE|KOR}}), and chairman of [[Tadiran]], among other positions.


==Philanthropy and service==
==Philanthropy==
At a banquet honoring [[U.S. Ambassador]] [[John Marshall Evans]] (4 March 2007) he pledged $100,000 to USC's Institute of Armenian Studies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://college.usc.edu/news/march_2007/ias.html
At a banquet honoring [[U.S. Ambassador]] [[John Marshall Evans]], on 4 March 2007; Gold pledged $100,000 to the [[USC Institute of Armenian Studies]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://college.usc.edu/news/march_2007/ias.html
|title=A Community Celebrates A Hero. Supporters give more than $1.2 million to USC College's Institute of Armenian Studies.
|title=A Community Celebrates A Hero. Supporters give more than $1.2 million to USC College's Institute of Armenian Studies.
|accessdate=2008-12-17 |author= |first=Wayne |last=Lewis |authorlink=<!-- Wayne Lewis --> |coauthors=
|accessdate=2008-12-17 |first=Wayne |last=Lewis |author-link=<!-- Wayne Lewis --> |date=March 2007
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|work=USC College : News : March 2007 : Institute of Armenian Studies
|date=March 2007
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|year= |month= |work=USC College : News : March 2007 : Institute of Armenian Studies
|publisher=University of Southern California
|publisher=University of Southern California
|pages= |language= |doi= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224010740/http://college.usc.edu/news/march_2007/ias.html|archivedate=2008-02-24
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224010740/http://college.usc.edu/news/march_2007/ias.html|archive-date=2008-02-24
|dead-url=yes
|url-status=dead
|quote=Stanley Gold, chairman of the USC Board of Trustees, challenged the 1,000 attendees to expand their support for the institute.
|quote=Stanley Gold, chairman of the USC Board of Trustees, challenged the 1,000 attendees to expand their support for the institute.
}}</ref> In 2001, he pledged $500,000 to establish the [[Martin Gang]] Scholarship Fund at [[Hebrew Union College]]; [[Roy E. Disney|Roy]] and Patty Disney pledged an additional $100,000.<ref>{{cite web
}}</ref> In 2001, he pledged $500,000 to establish the [[Martin Gang]] Scholarship Fund at [[Hebrew Union College]]; [[Roy E. Disney|Roy]] and Patty Disney pledged an additional $100,000.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.huc.edu/news/gold.html
|url=http://www.huc.edu/news/gold.html
|title=Ilene and Stanley P. Gold, distinguished benefactors and community leaders, are honored at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion's (HUC-JIR) 125th Anniversary Gala
|title=Ilene and Stanley P. Gold, distinguished benefactors and community leaders, are honored at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion's (HUC-JIR) 125th Anniversary Gala
|accessdate=2008-12-17 |author= |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=October 28, 2001
|access-date=2008-12-17 |date=October 28, 2001
|year= |month= |work=HUC-JIR News |publisher=[[Hebrew Union College]]
|work=HUC-JIR News |publisher=[[Hebrew Union College]]
|pages= |language= |doi= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020818142116/http://www.huc.edu/news/gold.html|archivedate=2002-08-18
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020818142116/http://www.huc.edu/news/gold.html|archive-date=2002-08-18
|dead-url=yes
|url-status=dead
|quote=The Gold Family presents an additional challenge gift of $500,000 for the creation of the Martin Gang Scholarship Fund for HUC-JIR.
|quote=The Gold Family presents an additional challenge gift of $500,000 for the creation of the Martin Gang Scholarship Fund for HUC-JIR.
}}
}}
</ref>
</ref>


Gold was a fund raiser and donor for [[Ehud Barak]]'s successful campaign in the [[Israeli prime ministerial election, 1999]].<ref>
Gold was a fund raiser and donor for [[Ehud Barak]]'s successful campaign in the [[1999 Israeli prime ministerial election]].<ref>
{{cite book |first=Ofira |last=Seliktar |authorlink=<!-- Ofira Seliktar --> |coauthors= |editor= |others=
{{cite book |first=Ofira |last=Seliktar |author-link=<!-- Ofira Seliktar -->
|title=Divided We Stand: American Jews, Israel, and the Peace Process
|title=Divided We Stand: American Jews, Israel, and the Peace Process
|url=https://books.google.com/?id=IYpyl-9HMTEC&pg=PA181&lpg=PA181&dq=%22ehud+barak%22+Stanley+Gold
|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IYpyl-9HMTEC&dq=%22ehud+barak%22+Stanley+Gold&pg=PA181
|format= |accessdate=2008-12-17 |edition= |series= |date= |year=2002 |month=
|accessdate=2008-12-17 |year=2002 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group
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|isbn=978-0-275-97408-4 |pages=181
|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group
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|chapter=Chapter 8: Lurching to the Left. Responding to Barak's Vision of the Peace Process
|location= |language=
}}
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|isbn=978-0-275-97408-4 |oclc= |doi= |id= |pages=181
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|chapter=Chapter 8: Lurching to the Left. Responding to Barak's Vision of the Peace Process
|chapterurl= |quote= }}
</ref>
</ref>


Gold has been a contributor to federal political campaigns for many years, largely to [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], both candidates and organizations ([[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]], [[Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee]], [[Democratic National Committee]]) but also to a few [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] (such as [[George W. Bush]], [[Robert Dole]], [[Richard Lugar]], [[Mitt Romney]], [[Arlen Specter]], [[William Weld]], [[Pete Wilson]]). (The [[Center for Responsive Politics]] reports $238,000 for 1993–17 Dec 2008, including a few non-federal contributions. See [http://www.opensecrets.org OpenSecrets.org])
Gold has been a contributor to American federal political campaigns for many years, largely contributing to [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], both candidates and organizations, such as the ([[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]], [[Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee]], and [[Democratic National Committee]]); Gold has also donated to some [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican party candidates]], including [[George W. Bush]], [[Robert Dole]], [[Richard Lugar]], [[Mitt Romney]], [[Arlen Specter]], [[William Weld]], and [[Pete Wilson]]). [[OpenSecrets]] reported donations of $238,000 during 1993 to 17 December 2008, including a few non-federal contributions.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org OpenSecrets.org]</ref>


He is a supporter of the [[Two-state solution]] in the Middle East.<ref name=IPF /> 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."<ref name=Hareetz100>[http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/100-american-jewish-leaders-urge-netanyahu-to-show-readiness-to-make-painful-territorial-sacrifices-1.513313 Hareetz: "100 American Jewish leaders urge Netanyahu to show readiness to make 'painful territorial sacrifices'" by Chemi Shalev] April 3, 2013</ref>
He is a supporter of the [[Two-state solution]] in the Middle East.<ref name=IPF /> 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."<ref name=Hareetz100>[http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/100-american-jewish-leaders-urge-netanyahu-to-show-readiness-to-make-painful-territorial-sacrifices-1.513313 Hareetz: "100 American Jewish leaders urge Netanyahu to show readiness to make 'painful territorial sacrifices'" by Chemi Shalev] April 3, 2013</ref>


==Memberships==
==Memberships==
* [[Sigma Alpha Mu]]
* [[Sigma Alpha Mu]]
* [[Wilshire Boulevard Temple]], past board member
* [[Wilshire Boulevard Temple]], past board member
* [[University of Southern California]], Chairman of the [[Board of Trustees]], mentor to [[University President|President]] [[Steven B. Sample]]
* [[University of Southern California]], chairman of the [[board of trustees]]; mentor to [[university president]], [[Steven B. Sample]]

==Personal life==
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Among the artifacts displayed in his [[Study (room)|study]] at [[home]] are personalized autographs from both [[Babe Ruth]] and [[Stan Musial]]. He collects [[Porsche]] automobiles.<ref name=Greenberg2007/><ref>
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{{cite web
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|url=http://personal.inet.fi/surf/porschenet/stories/box_2.html
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|title=AN OPEN LETTER TO THE BOYS....
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|access-date=2008-12-20
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|first=Stanley P. |last=Gold |author-link=Stanley Gold
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|work=Stories – Stanley Gold's story
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|publisher=Timo Pantsari – Webmaster of Porsche Net
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000530095514/http://personal.inet.fi/surf/porschenet/stories/box_2.html|archive-date=2000-05-30
|url-status=dead
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|quote=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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}}
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</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://archive.is/20061020052819/http://www.shamrock.com/pages/our_team/corporate/ot_corp_stanley_gold.asp Shamrock's Stanley Gold bio]
*[https://archive.today/20061020052819/http://www.shamrock.com/pages/our_team/corporate/ot_corp_stanley_gold.asp Shamrock's Stanley Gold bio]
*[https://www.sec.gov/spotlight/proxyprocess/bio052507/spgold.pdf SEC's bio of Stanley Gold]
*[https://www.sec.gov/spotlight/proxyprocess/bio052507/spgold.pdf SEC's bio of Stanley Gold]
*[https://people.forbes.com/profile/stanley-p-gold/45403 Forbes.com profile of Stanley P. Gold]
*[https://archive.today/20130123101424/http://people.forbes.com/profile/stanley-p-gold/45403 Forbes.com profile of Stanley P. Gold]
*[http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=82725&capId=180247&previousCapId=9834239&previousTitle=ImpreMedia%2C%20LLC Business Week profile]
*[http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=82725&capId=180247&previousCapId=9834239&previousTitle=ImpreMedia%2C%20LLC Business Week profile]{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}


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Latest revision as of 05:43, 3 November 2024

For the American horse trainer, see Stanley I. Gold.
Stanley Gold
Born
Stanley Phillip Gold

(1942-09-10) September 10, 1942 (age 82)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (A.B.)
USC Gould School of Law (J.D)
EmployerShamrock Holdings
TitleChairman
Political partyDemocratic
Board member ofChair, Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
chairman emeritus, University of Southern California
iPass, Inc.
Walt Disney Company NYSE: DIS(formerly)
Tadiran (formerly)
Ansell, Ltd ASX: ANN (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 CEO of Shamrock Holdings, Roy E. Disney's private investment company, from 1985 to 2013, and is currently serving as chairman of its board of directors. He was on the Walt Disney Company board, in 1984 and during 1987–2003. He and Roy resigned to publicly campaign for the ousting of then-CEO and chairman Michael Eisner.[2] He had also helped to both oust former CEO Ron W. Miller, and hire Eisner, in 1984.[3][page needed] He is a past chairman of the USC board of trustees, and of the University of Southern California Law School, and has been a significant political contributor.

Early life and education

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Gold was born to a Jewish family[4] in Los Angeles, California.[5] He grew up in South Los Angeles, near Dorsey High School. The family moved to the San Fernando Valley when he was a teenager. After graduation from Van Nuys High School, he entered University of California, Berkeley. There, he dated his future wife, Ilene. He completed an A.B. in political science at U.C.L.A. and, in 1967, earned a Juris Doctor degree at University of Southern California, then completed post-graduate work at Cambridge University, England.[1]

Career

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He practiced law, with Martin Gang, at Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown law firm, from 1968, later becoming its managing partner.[1] He specialized in corporate acquisitions, sales and financing.

He has served as president of Shamrock Broadcasting; president, then chairman, of Central Soya; chairman of Enterra Corporation, chairman of Israeli investment firm Koor Industries Ltd. (NYSE: KOR), and chairman of Tadiran, among other positions.

Philanthropy

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At a banquet honoring U.S. Ambassador John Marshall Evans, on 4 March 2007; Gold pledged $100,000 to the USC Institute of Armenian Studies.[6] In 2001, he pledged $500,000 to establish the Martin Gang Scholarship Fund at Hebrew Union College; Roy and Patty Disney pledged an additional $100,000.[7]

Gold was a fund raiser and donor for Ehud Barak's successful campaign in the 1999 Israeli prime ministerial election.[8]

Gold has been a contributor to American federal political campaigns for many years, largely contributing to Democrats, both candidates and organizations, such as the (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and Democratic National Committee); Gold has also donated to some Republican party candidates, including George W. Bush, Robert Dole, Richard Lugar, Mitt Romney, Arlen Specter, 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]

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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]

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  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. ISBN 0-394-54640-7. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  3. ^ Stewart, James B. (2005). Disney war. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-684-80993-9. 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. ^ "Ilene and Stanley P. Gold, distinguished benefactors and community leaders, are honored at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion's (HUC-JIR) 125th Anniversary Gala". HUC-JIR News. 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. ISBN 978-0-275-97408-4. 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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