Bob Haas received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley in 1964, where he was Phi Beta Kappa, and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Graduate School of Business in 1968, where he was named a Baker Scholar.
14 Facts About Bob Haas
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Bob Haas served in the Peace Corps in the Ivory Coast from 1964 to 1966.
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Bob Haas was a White House Fellow from 1968 to 1969.
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Bob Haas was elected to the board of directors in 1979 and as president and chief executive officer in 1984, until he stepped down in 1999.
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Bob Haas served as chairman of the board from 1989 until 2008, and retired from the board in 2014.
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Bob Haas invested heavily in new product development, marketing, and technology.
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In 1991 Haas was the first person to be awarded the Edward N Brandt Jr.
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Each year, twenty Bob Haas Scholars are selected from all disciplines and departments across the university on the basis of the merit and originality of their project proposals.
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Bob Haas was a member of Berkeley's Board of Visitors, national giving chair for the Campaign for Berkeley, a board member of the Haas School, and, in 2007, the recipient of the Chancellor's Award.
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Bob Haas is a trustee of the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr.
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Bob Haas joined the fund's board of directors in 1992 and is chair of the audit committee.
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Bob Haas is a former member of the Trilateral Commission, trustee of the Ford Foundation, member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and honorary trustee of the Brookings Institution, the California Business Roundtable and the Bay Area Council.
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Bob Haas is a donor and supporter of Immigrants Rising.
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In 2009, Bob Haas was selected as the Alumnus of the Year of the University of California, Berkeley.