Founder Profile
Stuart Moldaw
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Stuart Moldaw?
Stuart Moldaw is a founder of Ross Stores, Inc., which was founded in 1982 with Morris Ross, Bill Isackson and Don Rowlett.
- Company founded
- Ross Stores, Inc.
- Founded
- 1982
- Co-founders
- Morris Ross, Bill Isackson and Don Rowlett
Background
Retail founder and venture investor; earlier built specialty apparel concepts before backing Ross.
Founding Story
Stuart Moldaw was a Bay Area retail entrepreneur and venture investor who led the 1982 purchase of the six-store Ross chain with Don Rowlett and other investors. The group converted the stores to the off-price Ross Dress for Less format, and Moldaw served as an early chairman as the company went public in 1985. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
Sources
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- Ross Stores 2025 Form 10-K (Ross Stores, Inc.)
- Ross FY2025 results release (Ross Stores, Inc.)