James David Zellerbach (January 17, 1892 – August 3, 1963) was an American businessman and ambassador.
Zellerbach was born in San Francisco, California on January 17, 1892.[1][2] He married Hannah Fuld on June 29, 1916, and they had two children.[1]
He served as chairman of the board of the Crown Zellerbach Corporation. In 1957, Zellerbach was sworn in as United States Ambassador to Italy; he held the post until 1960. He was a member on the board of Wells Fargo Bank Council on Foreign Relations. He was President of the San Francisco Jewish Welfare Fund and vice-chairman of the National Conference of Christians and Jews.[2]
He died on August 3, 1963, of a brain tumor, during surgery at Mount Zion Hospital in San Francisco.[3] Zellerbach is buried at Home of Peace Cemetery in Colma, California.[4]