George H. Hume

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George H. Hume
Education Yale University
Stanford University
OccupationPhilanthropist
Spouse Leslie P. Hume
Parent(s) Jaquelin H. Hume
Caroline Howard Hume
Relatives William J. Hume (brother)

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.

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Biography

Early life

Hume is the son of Jaquelin H. Hume, the co-founder of Basic American Foods, and Caroline Howard Hume, a philanthropist. [1] [2] He has a brother, William J. Hume, and two sisters, Patricia Highberg and Carol Tolan. [1] [2]

He graduated from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut and received a J.D. and M.B.A. from Stanford University in Stanford, California. [3]

Career

He started his career as a consultant for McKinsey & Company for three years. [3] He then joined his family business, Basic American Foods. [3] He serves as president and chief executive officer of Basic American Foods. [4] [5] It is the world's largest producer of dried onion and garlic as well as potato products (used primary for instant mashed potatoes). [1]

Philanthropy

Hume served as the president and director of the San Francisco Opera Association from 2006 to 2013. [3] [4] [6] [7] As of August 1, 2013, he serves as its vice chairman. [3] [6] [7]

He is a donor to the San Francisco Veterans Memorial, where he serves on the steering committee. [8] [9] He is a member of the Pacific-Union Club, a gentlemen's club in San Francisco, California. [10] He served as a founding trustee of the San Francisco Day School. [3] He serves on the board of trustees of the Foundation for Teaching Economics. [5] With his wife, he has donated to the Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Vail, Colorado. [11]

He served on the board of trustees of his alma mater, Stanford University. [12] With his wife, he serves co-chair the 2013/14 advisory council of Stanford Live, the performing arts organization at Stanford. [13] They have also endowed both graduate and undergraduate fellowships at Stanford University and the Hume Writing Center for Writing and Speaking at Stanford is named in their honor to recognize their generous funding. [14]

Personal life

He is married to Leslie P. Hume, a philanthropist. [12] They have a son and a daughter. [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Bruce Lambert, Jaquelin Hume, 86, Dried Fruit Producer and Philanthropist, The New York Times , October 04, 1991
  2. 1 2 Meredith May, Caroline Howard Hume, S.F. philanthropist, dies, San Francisco Gate , October 30, 2008
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "San Francisco Opera: George Hume". Archived from the original on 2014-10-25. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  4. 1 2 George H. Hume, Bloomberg BusinessWeek
  5. 1 2 Foundation for Teaching Economics: Board of Trustees
  6. 1 2 San Francisco Opera Association Announces New Board President-Elect Keith Geeslin; Election of New Directors from Technology, Corporate and Philanthropic Communities
  7. 1 2 Janos Gereben, Silicon Valley Goes to the Opera, San Francisco Classical Voice, June 30, 2013
  8. "San Francisco Veterans Memorial: Donors supporting the San Francisco Veterans Memorial". Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  9. "San Francisco Veterans Memorial: Steering Committee". Archived from the original on 2014-09-19. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  10. "The Pacific-Union Club Constitution & Bylaws", published by The Pacific-Union Club, San Francisco, California, May 1991
  11. Steadman Philippon Research Institute: Donor List
  12. 1 2 3 Stanford PACS: Center on Philanthropy and Society: Leslie Hume Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
  13. Stanford Live
  14. Stanford University: Fellowships: Stanford Undergraduates