Doris Fisher, Gap Inc. Co-founder, Passes Away at 94

Doris Fisher, co-founder of Gap Inc., died at the age of 94 in San Francisco. She co-founded Gap Inc. in 1969 with her husband, Don Fisher, starting with a single store on Ocean Avenue.

The company evolved into a global fashion brand, known for casual clothing including jeans, khakis, and T-shirts, and expanded to include subsidiaries such as Baby Gap, Gap Kids, Banana Republic, and Old Navy. Doris Fisher was instrumental in the company's merchandising and was credited with naming the brand "Gap," inspired by the phrase "generation gap." She remained involved as a corporate director throughout the company's expansion.

Her son, Robert J. Fisher, is a former chairman of Gap Inc.

Doris and Don Fisher were also active philanthropists, supporting educational initiatives like Teach America and helping establish the KIPP Foundation. They were art collectors, donating over 1,100 works to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Doris Fisher is survived by three sons, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.