Alan Hassenfeld

Who is Alan Hassenfeld?

Alan Hassenfeld is chairman of the board of Hasbro, Inc., a worldwide leader

in children's and family leisure time entertainment with $2.9 billion in revenues and an impressive

blue-chip portfolio of familiar and popular brand names such as PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY,

and PARKER BROTHERS. Hassenfeld began his career at Hasbro in 1970. He was appointed vice president

of marketing and sales in 1978, became the president of the company in 1984, and received the

titles of chairman and CEO in 1989. In May 2003, he passed on the responsibilities of CEO in order

to fully concentrate on his position as chairman. Hassenfeld sits on the board of the

Salesforce.com Foundation as well as Hasbro's two philanthropic divisions, the Hasbro Charitable

Trust and the Hasbro Children's Foundation. He is the former chairman of the Right Now! Coalition

and Admiral of Rhode Island Commodores (a governor-appointed business advisory group). Hassenfeld

is the recipient of the Honorary Doctor of Humanities Award from Bryant College and the Honorary

Doctor of Business degree from Roger Williams University and Johnson and Wales University.