Richard Goldman

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. He founded the insurance company Goldman Insurance and Risk Management, and with his wife he established the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund in 1951.

Business career Goldman Insurance and Risk Management was acquired by the Willis Group in 2001.

Philanthropy Richard and Rhoda Goldman established the Goldman Environmental Prize in San Francisco, California, in 1990.

In addition to his work with the Goldman Environmental Prize, Goldman supported beautification projects in San Francisco, and co-founded the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund. Through his foundation, which is worth more than one billion dollars, Goldman funded projects throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, including the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco and the Rhoda Goldman Plaza.

The Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley is named after the Goldmans.

Personal life Richard Goldman was the son of lawyer Richard Samuel Goldman and his wife Alice Wertheim Goldman. He died at his home in San Francisco on November 29, 2010, at the age of 90. His grandson is Congressman Dan Goldman. A memorial service was held at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco. He is of Jewish descent.