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Personal
Born on June 13, 1934, Manhattan.
Married. Four children, six grandchildren, four greatgrandchildren
Hobbies: Karate (Second degree Black Belt); marathon runner; swimming; biking; puzzles; exotic nature trips.
Education
1963
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
1959
Masters in Electrical Engineering
1957
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
1951
Honorary Degrees
2016
Honorary Doctorate of Science
New Jersey Institute of Technology
2013
Honorary Doctorate of Science
Concordia University, Montreal
2010
Honorary Doctorate of Science
2007
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters
University of Judaism
2005
Honorary Doctorate of Telecommunications
Polytechnic University of Turin
2005
Honorary Doctorate of Internet Science
University of Bologna
2000
Honorary Doctor of Science
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
1997
Honorary Doctor of Science
CCNY
Founder
2007
1995
1988
1986
1976
1968
Positions Held
1963-present
1991-1995
2007-2012
Founder
an interactive, 3-way platform for shoppers, retailers and manufacturers, so as to influence and guide shopping behavior
1998-present
Chairman
a membership-based high-tech forum for senior IT executives, focusing on emerging technologies, and spearheaded by a prestigious board of thought leaders
1995-2006
Founder/Chairman
an organization developing software and hardware products for nomadic computing
1988
Founder
Computer Channel Inc.
1986-1994
1982-1986
Member
IBM Science Advisory Committee
1976-1998
Founder/Chairman
a Santa Monica-based computer seminar and conference company
1968
1957-1963
1951-1957
Engineer
Photobell Company
Public Service
2011
Member
Board of Directors of the CCNY 21st Century Foundation
2002
Vice Chair
Computer Science and Engineering Peer Committee
Member
Network Research Liaison Council
Member
Advisory Board of the CCNY Powell Center for Policy Studies
Founding Member
Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the NRC
Invited Consultant
Mayor's Office of the City of Los Angeles
Member
Gigabit Testbed Advisory Board
Chair
National Research Council
Committee that produced "Realizing the Information Future, The Internet and Beyond"
Member
National Research Council
Committee that produced "Computing the Future - A Broader Agenda for Computer Science and Engineering"
Chair
National Research Council
Committee that produced "Towards a National Research Network"
Member
Alan T. Waterman Award
Committee National Science Foundation
Founding Member
Science Council of the Cross Industry Working Team
May 26, 1994
Congressional Testimony
on Realizing the Information Future
before the
Subcommittee on Technology, Environment, and Aviation
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
U.S. House of Representatives
1988
VIP Project Participant
Telethon for Cerebral Palsy
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