Jeffrey Hart Brotman (September 27, 1942 – August 1, 2017) was an American businessman, investor, lawyer, and philanthropist.
[2] In 1982, Brotman cofounded Costco Wholesale Corporation with Jim Sinegal,[6] a protégé of Sol Price, the founder of PriceSmart.
[13] He and his wife Susan donated to numerous causes, especially at the University of Washington, where they funded hundreds of student scholarships.
They also endowed the Jeffrey & Susan Brotman Professorship at UW Law School, currently held by Steve Calandrillo.
Brotman married Susan Thrailkill, a Montana native and a former retail executive who served on the board of Nordstrom.