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   Alan G. Hassenfeld, former CEO of Hasbro and whose family founded the   
   iconic toy maker, dies at 76   
      
   By  ANNE D’INNOCENZIO   
   Updated 6:35 PM EDT, July 9, 2025   
      
   NEW YORK (AP) — Alan G. Hassenfeld, a renowned philanthropist and former   
   CEO of iconic toy company Hasbro Inc., the maker of G.I. Joe and Play-Doh,   
   has died. He was 76, according to the toy company.   
      
   Hasbro, the nation’s second largest toy company behind Mattel based on   
   annual sales, declined to offer more details. Hassenfeld’s family   
   foundation, Hassenfeld Family Initiatives, wasn’t immediately available to   
   comment.   
      
   Hassenfeld was born in Providence, Rhode Island and graduated from   
   Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts. He received an undergraduate arts   
   degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1970. Upon graduation, he   
   joined the Pawtucket, Rhode Island-based family business in 1970. Hasbro   
   was founded in 1923, by Hassenfeld’s grandfather, Henry. Known initially   
   as Hassenfeld Brothers, it sold textile remnants but expanded into school   
   supplies and later toy manufacturing under the Hasbro name in the 1940s,   
   according to Hasbro’s website. It went public in 1968.   
      
   Hassenfeld rose quickly in the family business serving as special   
   assistant to the president and worked his way up the rank s. He became one   
   of the key architects of Hasbro’s international operations and spent   
   extensive time traveling overseas. He was named executive vice president   
   in 1980 and became president in September 1984.   
      
   Hassenfeld labored for years in the shadow of his older brother Stephen.   
   His brother’s death of pneumonia in June 1989 at age 47, however, moved   
   Hassenfeld into the position of chairman and chief executive officer.   
      
      
   Hassenfeld stepped down as CEO in 2003 and in August 2005, he retired from   
   his chairman position and became emeritus chairman. He stepped away from   
   that role last year. Hassenfeld was the last family member to sit on the   
   board, according to Hasbro.   
      
   “All of us who have ever had any connection to Hasbro today are mourning   
   the profound loss of Alan Hassenfeld, our beloved former Chairman & CEO,   
   mentor, and dear friend, ” Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks in an e-mailed statement   
   to The Associated Press. “Alan’s enormous heart was, and will remain, the   
   guiding force behind Hasbro — compassionate, imaginative, and dedicated to   
   bringing a smile to the face of every child around the world. His tireless   
   advocacy for philanthropy, children’s welfare, and the toy industry   
   created a legacy that will inspire us always.”   
      
   Hassenfeld was involved in many charitable and social causes both   
   nationally and locally in Rhode Island. His concerns ranged from childhood   
   hunger to issues involving refugee settlement in the state. As chairman of   
   the Hassenfeld Family Initiatives, he oversaw the foundation’s mission of   
   globalizing safety and human rights within the area of children’s   
   products; empowering women in developing countries; and enhancing the   
   economy, education and business opportunities in Rhode Island.   
      
   Hassenfeld was also founding benefactor of Hasbro Children’s Hospital in   
   Providence, and his family’s contributions helped to establish the   
   Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute at Brown University.   
      
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