Edgar Bedolla is vice president of Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis and Brands at Levi Strauss & Co. He has built up more than 20 years of financial leadership experience at LS&Co., American Express, Bacardi, Procter & Gamble, and Gillette. He has an expertise in commercial analysis and financial planning, business strategy, scenario planning and controlling.

Edgar has spent most of his life and career in Mexico. In 2018, he relocated to San Francisco when he took on his current role.

Edgar received a degree in industrial engineering at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey in 2001. He later received an MBA from the Escuela de Graduados en Administración y Dirección de Empresas, the graduate business school of the Monterrey Institute of Technology.

Bernard Bedon is senior vice president and chief human resource officer at Levi Strauss & Co. He is responsible for the company’s people strategy on a global scale, including diversity & inclusion, recruiting, employee engagement, talent management and HR technology. 

Bernard brings 30 years of experience in human resources and organization transformation to his role. Prior to joining LS&Co., Bernard served as vice president, lead HR business partner at Nike Inc., where he managed all HR business partners across the company, representing all of Nike’s 81,000 global employees. He also helped manage Nike’s DE&I vertical. Before joining Nike, Bernard held HR leadership roles at Amen, Publicis Media and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Bernard also served on Nike’s Black Community Commitment board which awarded $40 million to various causes supporting the Black community during his tenure.

Bernard earned his Ph.D. in industrial and organizational psychology from University of Maryland College Park and his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Georgetown University.

Zaineb De Souza is vice president of Digital Product Delivery at Levi Strauss & Co. Zaineb has been with LS&Co. for six years, and during this time she has held several strategy and digital product delivery roles within the Direct-to-Consumer and Operations organizations. She currently leads strategy and delivery of digital and AI capabilities, focused on LS&Co.’s go-to-market processes, including brief, design and development, assorting and planning.

Originally from Australia, Zaineb received her undergraduate degree in business, majoring in management information systems and accounting, from the University of New South Wales in Sydney. For a time, she played Division 1 Women’s Soccer in New South Wales, Australia. She has volunteered for nonprofit organizations such as Just Enough Faith Food Truck and Conservation Volunteers Australia.

She first came to the United States to complete her MBA from Harvard Business School.

Meryl Friedman is a social impact and strategic cross-sector professional with experience as a consultant for nonprofits, corporations and foundations. Meryl holds a master’s degree in nonprofit management with a concentration on social impact, investment and innovation from New York University’s Wagner School. She is currently a consultant at Taproot Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to strengthening the capacity and impact of nonprofits through corporate pro bono programming. Meryl serves on the board of directors for Justice At Last, a Bay Area nonprofit organization that provides free comprehensive legal representation for those who have been trafficked and commercially sexually exploited.

Michelle Gass has been LS&Co.’s president, chief executive officer and Levi Strauss Foundation Board member since 2024. With over 30 years of experience in the retail and consumer goods industries, Ms. Gass previously served as a former CEO of Kohl’s, where she was recognized as The Visionary 2020 by the National Retail Federation, and spent over 16 years in leadership roles at Starbucks. She began her career with Procter & Gamble. She currently serves on the board of directors for PepsiCo and on the boards of the Retail Industry Leaders Associates and the National Retail Federation.

Dan Geballe is a Managing Director at SJF Ventures where he leads investments in early stage companies creating positive social and/or environmental impacts. Prior to SJF, Dan worked for DBL Investors, Corporation for Enterprise Development, and Fisher Investments.

Dan has a Bachelor’s Degree in anthropology and Master’s Degree in environmental management from Yale University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Dan serves as Vice President of the Levi Strauss Foundation and chairs the Finance Committee.

Elise Haas is a sixth-generation descendant of Levi Strauss. She is from the San Francisco Bay Area and has from an early age cultivated a keen interest in other languages and cultures. She grew up bilingual in English and Japanese, studied French and Spanish at school and lived in a rural French village for three years to pursue equestrian training full-time. As a member of the U.S. National Equestrian Team, Elise travelled extensively across Europe, Mexico and Canada.

Elise earned a bachelor's degree in human biology, a multidisciplinary course of study that examines how biological and behavioral sciences influence the creation and evaluation of public policies — particularly in environmental and health contexts. As an undergraduate, Elise volunteered as a counselor for Camp Kesem, a student-run summer camp for children who have a parent with cancer, and helped the organization with fundraising throughout the year. She also attended a seminar on critical issues in women’s global health taught by Anne Firth Murray, founder of the Global Fund for Women. Since graduating in 2007, Elise has actively supported her preferred causes through a donor-advised fund at the San Francisco Foundation.

Jennifer C. Haas is a philanthropist, former educator and community leader. Jennifer founded and launched the Women’s Leadership and Wellbeing Award (WLWA) with the goal of supporting the long-term wellbeing of women social justice leaders so they can sustain their personal — and organizational — impact over time. The WLWA is a cohort-based program that provides women leaders with a no-strings cash award over two years to support the leaders’ wellbeing, however they define it. In addition, the program offers retreats, peer learning and coaching.

With over twenty years of experience serving on and leading boards, Jennifer has helped facilitate intergenerational and culture shifts, strategic planning and program implementation, deep mission and values processes, and leadership development. She is particularly interested in exploring the ways in which philanthropy and foundations can do their work differently to be better partners in the community and be more impactful.

Jennifer is president of the Levi Strauss Foundation and serves on the board of the Walter and Elise Haas Fund. She is a former trustee of Vassar College, World Savvy, Marin Academy and St. Paul’s Episcopal School in Oakland. Jennifer graduated from Vassar College with an AB in Political Science and holds an MA in education from Stanford University.

Jennifer is a multi-generation resident of the San Francisco Bay Area. She is a Sonoma County grape grower committed to using sustainable farming practices and loves to experience collective effervescence, attend art exhibits, sail, read and support the Oakland Ballers.

Pete served on the Board of Directors for Levi Strauss & Co. for 34 years. He also held a variety of executive positions with LS&Co. from 1972 to 1989, including director of Product Integrity of The Jeans Company and vice president and general manager of the Menswear Division.

Pete is President of the Red Tab Foundation Board, Trustee Emeritus of the San Francisco Foundation, a Trustee of the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, and an Honorary Director of the Novato Youth Center. He also serves on the Investment Committee of the Marin Academy.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in1969 from Stanford University and his MBA in 1972 from Harvard Business School.

David Jedrzejek is senior vice president and general counsel at Levi Strauss & Co. He leads the global legal department in supporting LS&Co. businesses operating in over 110 countries. He is responsible for all aspects of legal, ethics and compliance, enterprise resilience and governance, in addition to acting as counselor to the board of directors and executive leadership. He is a member of the company’s executive leadership team. David also oversees the Levi Strauss Foundation.

David joined LS&Co. in 2015 and served in several senior legal roles before taking on his current position. Prior to LS&Co., David practiced law at Gap Inc. and at the law firms Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman.

David also serves on the board of the nonprofit organization San Francisco Baykeeper.

Anna Walker is senior director, Public Affairs at Levi Strauss & Co., supporting LS&Co.’s business strategy and strengthening the company’s reputation by anticipating and shaping external public policy and stakeholder initiatives. In this role, Anna has spearheaded the company’s recent policy positions and advocacy on the Muslim Travel Ban, Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA), LGBTQIA+ equality (including marriage equality and nondiscrimination in employment and commerce), paid family leave and support for birth control coverage. A member of the global Corporate Affairs leadership team, Anna also oversees the LS&Co. Community Affairs program, which implements community grants on behalf of the company, employee giving and volunteerism.

Prior to joining LS&Co. in 2004, Anna was senior manager for international labor affairs at the U.S. Council for International Business, establishing its corporate responsibility program and representing U.S. business at the International Labor Organization. She has a Master of Arts from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at the Johns Hopkins University and bachelor’s degrees in international relations and Spanish from the University of California, Davis.

She is active with nonprofit organizations serving youth with mental and physical disabilities, including the Albany Challenger League and KEEN (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now). She is an avid fundraiser for Schoolcare, providing academics and artist opportunities in the Albany School District, and a longtime donor to Partners in Health.