Bruce Stuart Gelb (February 24, 1927 – November 17, 2025) was an American businessman and diplomat. He served as the president of Clairol and vice chairman of Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Background
Gelb was born in New York City on February 24, 1927. His father, Lawrence M. Gelb, founded Clairol in 1931. Gelb graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall in 1945. Gelb was in the military and went on to receive a B.A. from Yale in 1950 and an M.B.A. from Harvard in 1953.
Gelb died on November 17, 2025, at the age of 98 in Naples, Florida.
Appointments
- Director of the United States Information Agency (George H.W. Bush) from 1989 to 1991