The Story of Joe Koret

from The Story of Joe Koret held on May 31, 2019

Joe Koret was an immigrant, businessman and philanthropist. He is credited with helping make San Francisco a center for the design and manufacture of popular style and fashion.

Join us for a conversation about an innovative businessman and civic leader whose legacy is still very visible in the Bay Area.

Speakers

Reed Bunzel

Author, California Style: The Joe Koret Story; Mystery Novelist; Editor in Chief, Streaming and Radio Ink Magazines

Christopher O'Sullivan

Professor, University of San Francisco; Author, Agent of Manifest Destiny: Thomas Oliver Larkin and American Conquest of California; Recipient, 2013 Innovations of Teaching Award and 2011 DIstinguished Teaching Award

Joe Epstein

President, Sierra Steel Trading; Past President, Commonwealth Club Board of Governors

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