is the chair emerita of the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance. Traub had three children; Andrew (formerly an executive at Macy's), James (a journalist) and Margaret (who founded and runs the lighting company Adesso). Death Traub died from bladder cancer at his home in Manhattan on July 11, 2012 at the age of 87. Further reading The book Kindred Spirits: Harvard Business School's Extraordinary Class of 1949 and How they Transformed American Business by David Callahan profiles the Harvard MBA class of 1949 and its impact on business in America. Traub is profiled in the book for his role in the development of Bloomingdale's from the late 1970s through the early 1990s. References 1925 births 2012 deaths American business writers American chief executives of fashion industry companies American retail chief executives Businesspeople from New York City Deaths from bladder cancer Deaths from cancer in New York (state) Harvard Business School alumni Jewish American writers Writers from New York City United States Army personnel of World War II Military personnel from New York City 20th-century American businesspeople 21st-century American Jews