Alan G. Hassenfeld (born ) is an American former chairman and chief executive officer of

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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 Hasbro, Inc. (; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational conglomerate holding company incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Hasbro owns the trademarks and products of K ...

'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

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in 1996.

Philanthropy

* Hassenfeld donated the Teddy Fountain to the city of

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. * In 2008, Hassenfeld established the nonprofit Hassenfeld Family Initiative LLC, an organization focused on women and children's rights and safety * Bryant University renamed their Public Leadership institute after Hassenfeld in 2012. * In 2014, Hassenfeld made a major gift to establish the Hassenfeld Family Innovation Center at

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, and has funded the Hassenfeld Foundation Scholarship, and other scholarships and endowments there. * A $12.5 million gift from the family of Alan Hassenfeld established the Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute at Brown University in 2015. In 2020, Hassenfeld joined the Brown University Board of Trustees.

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Living people 1948 births Businesspeople from Providence, Rhode Island American chief executives of manufacturing companies 20th-century American Jews 20th-century American businesspeople 21st-century American Jews {{US-business-bio-1940s-stub