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David E. Shaw |
David E. Shaw
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.
Area(s) of expertise: Technology, computer science, more
Language(s) spoken: English
Contact Information:
202-326-6440
scipak@aaas.org
More Information: www.deshaw.com
PIO Contact: Ginger Pinholster
202-326-6440
gpinhols@aaas.org
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
David E. Shaw is the chairman and chief executive officer of D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc., a specialized investment and technology development firm whose activities center on various aspects of the intersection between technology and finance. The firm was founded in 1988, and has been described by Fortune magazine as "the most intriguing and mysterious force on Wall Street." Dr. Shaw also serves as chairman of the Schrödinger companies (which produce software used for drug discovery), and of the top-level parent company of Attenuon, LLC (a drug discovery and development firm focusing on the control of cancer).
The author of 66 scholarly publications, Dr. Shaw received his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1980 and served on the faculty of the Computer Science Department at Columbia University until 1986, when he joined Morgan Stanley & Co. as a vice president. In 1994, Dr. Shaw was appointed by President Clinton to the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology, in which capacity he served as chairman of the Panel on Educational Technology. Dr. Shaw is also the treasurer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the executive committee of the Council on Competitiveness.
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