title: Alan G. Hassenfeld
text: # Alan G. Hassenfeld
  
  Alan G. Hassenfeld (born (1948-11-16)November 16, 1948) is an American former chairman and chief executive officer of Hasbro Toys.
  
  ## Career
  
  He is the brother of Stephen D. Hassenfeld, who preceded him in the post. Hasbro was founded as a Hassenfeld family business in 1923. As chairman and chief executive, he has diversified Hasbro's portfolio of companies and expanded international operations while initiating a singular brand of corporate activism designed to improve the lives of children. He was inducted into the Toy Industry Hall of Fame in 1996.
  
  ## Philanthropy
  
  * Hassenfeld donated the Teddy Fountain to the city of Jerusalem.
  * In 2008, Hassenfeld established the nonprofit Hassenfeld Family Initiative LLC, an organization focused on women and children's rights and safety
  * Bryant University renamed their Public Leadership institute after Hassenfeld in 2012.
  * In 2014, Hassenfeld made a major gift to establish the Hassenfeld Family Innovation Center at Brandeis University, and has funded the Hassenfeld Foundation Scholarship, and other scholarships and endowments there.
  * A $12.5 million gift from the family of Alan Hassenfeld established the Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute at Brown University in 2015. In 2020, Hassenfeld joined the Brown University Board of Trustees.
  