Jeffrey Swartz

Jeffrey Swartz (born March 20, 1960) is an American businessman and philanthropist, and was formerly CEO of Timberland, founded by his grandfather, Nathan Swartz.[2][3] He sold Timberland to VF Corporation in 2011.[4]

Jeffrey Swartz
Born (1960-03-20) March 20, 1960[1]
NationalityAmerican
EducationPhillips Academy
Alma materBrown University
Dartmouth College
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFormer CEO, Timberland
Children3 sons
RelativesNathan Swartz (grandfather)

Early life

He was born on March 20, 1960[1] to a Jewish family, the son of Judith and Sidney Swartz.[5][6] He was educated at Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, followed by a bachelor's degree from Brown University and an MBA from Dartmouth College, New Hampshire.[1]

Career

For 15 years Swartz was the CEO of Timberland, a company founded in 1952 by his grandfather.[7]

Swartz owned the majority of the voting shares for Timberland.[1] In 2011, as CEO, he was responsible for the sale of Timberland to VF Corporation for $2 billion.[8]

Personal life

Swartz is married, with three sons.[1]

References
  1. Clark, Andrew (18 March 2010). "Timberland boss Jeffrey Swartz puts the boot in – over his own failures". Retrieved 11 October 2017 – via www.theguardian.com.
  2. New York Times: "What Makes You Roar? He Wants to Know" by Adam Bryant December 19, 2009
  3. The Guardian: "Timberland boss Jeffrey Swartz puts the boot in – over his own failures" by Andrew Clark March 18, 2010
  4. Schechter, Asher (16 March 2012). "Meet the Jewish Billionaire Who Studies Torah Every Morning". Haaretz. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  5. Schechter, Asher (16 March 2012). "Meet the Jewish Billionaire Who Studies Torah Every Morning". Retrieved 12 October 2017 – via Haaretz.
  6. "Sidney W. Swartz". Inside Philanthropy. June 18, 2018.
  7. "Ex-Timberland CEO Swartz now promotes Jewish causes – J." jweekly.com. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  8. "Q&A with Timberland CEO Jeff Swartz". fortune.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017.


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