Doris Fisher, San Francisco businesswoman and Gap co-founder, dies at 94

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Doris Fisher, the San Francisco businesswoman and philanthropist who co-founded Gap Inc., has died at 94.

Fisher and her late husband, Donald Fisher, launched the company in 1969 in San Francisco, turning it into a business with $15 billion in sales and more than 3,500 stores worldwide.

Those include other Gap Inc. chains Banana Republic, Old Navy, and Athleta.

The cause of death has not been revealed. A release from the company says that Fisher passed away peacefully, surrounded by family.

The release described Fisher as "an extraordinary human being whose brilliance, quiet determination, and heart shaped everything from Gap Inc.'s indelible influence on fashion retail to philanthropy and the San Francisco art scene."

Fisher was born in San Francisco in 1931 and graduated from Stanford in 1953.

Fisher's son, John Fisher, is the owner of the San Jose Earthquakes and the Athletics.