Jeffrey Hart Brotman was an American businessman, investor, lawyer, and philanthropist.
15 Facts About Jeffrey Brotman
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Jeffrey Brotman was born in a Jewish family in Tacoma, Washington, the son of Pearl and Bernie Jeffrey Brotman.
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Jeffrey Brotman's grandparents were Jewish emigrants from the Kingdom of Romania, now Romania, to Saskatchewan; his parents immigrated to the US and settled in Tacoma.
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Jeffrey Brotman's father was an owner of Seattle Knitting Mills.
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Jeffrey Brotman graduated from the University of Washington in 1964 with a degree in political science and in 1967 with a JD He was a member of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity at the University of Washington.
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In 1982, Jeffrey Brotman cofounded Costco Wholesale Corporation with Jim Sinegal, a protege of Sol Price, the founder of PriceSmart.
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Jeffrey Brotman served as chairman from the company's inception until his death, except during a stretch from 1993 to 1994 when he was vice chairman.
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Jeffrey Brotman was an early investor in Howard Schultz's Starbucks Corporation.
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Jeffrey Brotman served on the boards of several public companies and according to Businessweek magazine, was "connected to 13 board members".
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Jeffrey Brotman sat on the board of directors of the Million-Dollar Roundtable at the United Way of King County.
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Jeffrey Brotman served on the boards of Seafirst Bank, Starbucks, and was a trustee at the Seattle Art Museum.
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Jeffrey Brotman married Susan Thrailkill, a Montana native and a former retail executive who served on the board of Nordstrom.
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Jeffrey Brotman is a Barnard College graduate who is a businessman working in sustainability, philanthropy, and design.
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Jeffrey Brotman died in his sleep, possibly due to heart failure.
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Jeffrey Brotman was a member of Temple Beth El in Tacoma.