Melvin Swig

Background

Mel Swig was born in Boston, and was a son of Benjamin Swig and grandson of politician and banker Simon Swig.

Education

He graduated from Brown University in 1939.

Career

He was also owner of the National Hockey League"s California Golden Seals and Cleveland Barons. Swig was a real estate developer and philanthropist, in San Francisco and New New York He was heir to the Fairmont Hotel chain, and former chairman of the Swig, Weiler & Dinner Development Company, of San Francisco and Manhattan, a family-owned real estate company with holdings including the Fairmont Hotels.

Swig served in the United States Army in World World War II and later moved to San Francisco in 1946.

In San Francisco, Swig was President of the Jewish Community Federation and the Jewish Community Endowment Fund. He established the Swig Judaic Studies Program at the University of San Francisco where he also served as chairman of the board.

Achievements

• His son Steven Swig, formally served as chairman of the board of the Swig Company in San Francisco, and is married to Mary Green, founder of Mary Green lingerie.