George H. Hume is an American heir, businessman and philanthropist. He serves as president and chief executive officer of Basic American Foods, the world's largest producer of dried onion, garlic and potato products. He served as president of the San Francisco Opera Association from 2006 to 2013, and currently serves as its vice chairman.
Biography
Early life
Hume is the son of
Jaquelin H. Hume
Jaquelin Holliday "Jack" Hume (1905–1991) was an American businessman and conservative philanthropist. He co-founded Basic American Foods, the world's largest producer of dried onion and garlic, and later dried potatoes, for instant mashed po ...
Caroline Howard Hume
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Stanford University
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McKinsey & Company
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for three years. He then joined his family business, Basic American Foods. He serves as president and chief executive officer of Basic American Foods.George H. Hume '' Bloomberg BusinessWeek''Foundation for Teaching Economics: Board of Trustees /ref> It is the world's largest producer of dried onion and garlic as well as potato products (used primary for instant mashed potatoes).
Philanthropy
Hume served as the president and director of the San Francisco Opera Association from 2006 to 2013.San Francisco Opera Association Announces New Board President-Elect Keith Geeslin; Election of New Directors from Technology, Corporate and Philanthropic Communities /ref>Janos Gereben Silicon Valley Goes to the Opera ''San Francisco Classical Voice'', June 30, 2013 As of August 1, 2013, he serves as its vice chairman.
He is a donor to the San Francisco Veterans Memorial, where he serves on the steering committee. He is a member of the Pacific-Union Club, a gentlemen's club in San Francisco, California. He served as a founding trustee of the
San Francisco Day School
San Francisco Day School (SFDS or SF Day) is a private, co-educational day school for kindergarten through 8th grade in San Francisco, California, established 1981. Accordingly, SFDS is a feeder school academically preparing students for boarding ...
. He serves on the board of trustees of the Foundation for Teaching Economics. With his wife, he has donated to the Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Vail, Colorado.
He served on the board of trustees of his alma mater, Stanford University.Stanford PACS: Center on Philanthropy and Society: Leslie Hume With his wife, he serves co-chair the 2013/14 advisory council of Stanford Live, the performing arts organization at Stanford. They have also endowed both graduate and undergraduate fellowships at Stanford University and th Hume Writing Center for Writing and Speaking at Stanford is named in their honor to recognize their generous funding.Stanford University: Fellowships: Stanford Undergraduates /ref>
Personal life
He is married to
Leslie P. Hume
Leslie P. Hume (nee Bryant) is an American historian and philanthropist from San Francisco, California. She has published scholarship about the place of women in the Victorian era as well as women's suffrage societies. She served as President of ...
, a philanthropist. They have a son and a daughter.