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Susie Tompkins Buell (née Russell; born 1943) is an American entrepreneur, businesswoman and a donor to progressive causes. Tompkins Buell co-founded the Esprit clothing and The North Face brand with her first husband, Doug Tompkins whom she met when she picked him up while he was hitchhiking.
The foundation supports women and girls in public service and civic engagement, and environmental warriors who drive communities toward awakening and transformation. Founded by Susie Tompkins Buell, co-founder of Esprit de Corp, the foundation funds 501 (c) (3) organizations that foster social responsibility and activism.
Jun 3, 2016 · Susie Tompkins Buell brought a bag of dry-roasted chickpeas. It was fitting that Buell, a wealthy San Franciscan who ranks near the top of the sprawling national network of Clinton...
Photo credit David Butow/Redux. Passion & Humanity: The Susie Tompkins Buell Collection is one of the finest and most select collections of photography in private hands. Replete with masterpieces by Tina Modotti, Edward Weston, Edward Steichen, Imogen Cunningham and Dorothea Lange, among many others, the collection is undeniably remarkable.
Feb 2, 2019 · Feb. 1, 2019 4:20 PM PT. Reporting from Washington — It did not take a lot of coaxing and lobbying and pleading to bring San Francisco philanthropist Susie Tompkins Buell, one of the most...
Susie Tompkins Buell is a co-founder of Esprit and a leader in environmental and political causes. She supports women's leadership, climate solutions, and the Resistance movement.
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Jan 20, 2023 · Susie Tompkins Buell and her friend Jane Tise launched what eventually would become Esprit under the name Plain Jane, selling their simple dresses out of a VW bus. Tompkins Buell’s then-husband Doug Tompkins eventually joined the venture and reimagined it as Esprit de Corp. Their corporate office: the apartment they shared.
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