Description: Marion Sandler, a pioneering businesswoman and philanthropist, passed away on June 1, 2012. Obituary and Photos Marion was one of the first women CEOs of a Fortune 500 company and the longest serving. She and Herb Sandler operated Golden West Financial Corporation from 1963 to 2006. Golden West was a successful, risk-averse residential mortgage portfolio
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Marion Sandler, a pioneering businesswoman and philanthropist, passed away on June 1, 2012. Obituary and Photos
Marion was one of the first women CEOs of a Fortune 500 company and the longest serving. She and Herb Sandler operated Golden West Financial Corporation from 1963 to 2006. Golden West was a successful, risk-averse residential mortgage portfolio lender that focused on making high quality loans and had the lowest loan losses in the industry over a 40+ year period. The Sandlers, who are committed to giving away their wealth philanthropically, have contributed more than $1.3 billion to the Sandler Foundation .
An oral history of Herb and Marion’s life is available at UC Berkeley’s Oral History Center.