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David Elliot Shaw (born March 29, 1951) is an American billionaire scientist and former hedge fund manager. He founded D. E. Shaw & Co., a hedge fund company which was once described by Fortune magazine as "the most intriguing and mysterious force on Wall Street". A former assistant professor in the computer science department at Columbia University, Shaw made his fortune exploiting inefficiencies in financial markets with the help of state-of-the-art high speed computer networks. In 1996, Fortune magazine referred to him as "King Quant" because of his firm's pioneering role in high-speed quantitative trading. In 2001, Shaw turned to full-time scientific research in computational biochemistry, more specifically molecular dynamics simulations of proteins. Early life and education Shaw was raised in Los Angeles, California. His father was a theoretical physicist who specialised in plasma and fluid flows, and his mother is an artist and educator. They divorced when he was 12. His stepfather, Irving Pfeffer, was professor of finance at University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of papers supporting the efficient market hypothesis.Shaw earned a bachelor's degree summa cum laude from the University of California, San Diego, a PhD from Stanford University in 1980, and then became an assistant professor of the department of computer science at Columbia University. While at Columbia, Shaw conducted research in massively parallel computing with the NON-VON supercomputer. This supercomputer was composed of processing elements in a tree structure meant to be used for fast relational database searches. Earlier in his career, he founded Stanford Systems Corporation. Investment career In 1986, he joined Morgan Stanley, as Vice President for Technology in Nunzio Tartaglia's automated proprietary trading group. In 1994, Shaw was appointed by President Clinton to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, where he was chairman of the Panel on Educational Technology. In 2000, he was elected to the board of directors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science served as its treasurer 2000–2010. In 2007, Shaw was elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2009, he was appointed by President Obama again to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. In 2012, he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering and in 2014 was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. D. E. Shaw In 1988 he started his own hedge fund, D. E. Shaw & Co, which employed proprietary algorithms for securities trading. In 2018, Forbes estimated his net worth at $6.2 billion. He is also a senior research fellow at the Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics at Columbia University, and an adjunct professor of biomedical informatics at Columbia's medical school. Shaw is chief scientist of D. E. Shaw Research, which conducts interdisciplinary research in the field of computational biochemistry. According to the Institutional Investor's Alpha magazine's annual ranking for 2014, D. E. Shaw, who made $530 million in 2014, and James H. Simons of Renaissance Technologies who made $1.2 billion were among the top 25 earners in the hedge fund industry. They are both "quantitative strategists who founded firms that build algorithms for trading." Political and philanthropic donations Shaw has donated US$2.25 million to Priorities USA Action, a super PAC supporting Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and $1 million to Organizing for Action.Through the Shaw Family Endowment Fund, by 2014 he and his wife have donated $400,000 to the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, $400,000 to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and $800,000 to the Horace Mann School. From 2011 to 2017, the Fund annually donated $1 million to Yale University, Stanford University, Harvard University, Princeton University, and $500,000 to Columbia University and Brown University. The college donations represent over 60% of the Fund's philanthropy. Shaw was on the board of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Personal life Shaw is married to personal finance commentator and journalist Beth Kobliner. Shaw is Jewish and he and his wife are members of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York. They have three children, and live in New York City. In 2014, Shaw purchased several homes in Westchester County, New York and combined them into a mansion that received press attention. See also List of computer scientists Computational chemistryReferences External links D. E. Shaw Research D. E. Shaw & Co. official website Bio and photo at D. E. Shaw Research website New Architectures for a New Biology - a 2006 lecture by David E. Shaw for the Stanford University Computer Systems Colloquium The Deal Weekly News David E. Shaw at Columbia Systems Biology. Discover the David Shaw popular books. Find the top 100 most popular David Shaw books.

Best Seller David Shaw Books of 2024

  • Ana Karenina synopsis, comments

    Ana Karenina

    Leo Tolstoy

    Este ebook presenta "Ana Karenina", con un sumario dinámico y detallado. Ana Karénina es novela de León Tolstói, publicada en 1877. Narra la trágica pasión amorosa de Ana, ...

  • Winter in Alaska synopsis, comments

    Winter in Alaska

    David W. Shaw

    The definitive guide to surviving, thriving, and making your best images in the harsh conditions of winter in Alaska! This book covers the personal and photographic equipment you'l...

  • Easy GI Diet synopsis, comments

    Easy GI Diet

    Helen Foster

    Did you know that highGI diets, while sounding healthy, can actually increase your risk of heart problems, diabetes, weight gain and possibly even some cancers? Easy LowGI Diet foc...

  • The Motley Fool Investment Guide for Teens synopsis, comments

    The Motley Fool Investment Guide for Teens

    David Gardner & Tom Gardner

    From the personalfinance duo Fortune magazine called “funny, smart, cynical, [and] opinionated” comes savvy financial advice for today’s streetsmart young investors.The Motley Fool...

  • Artie Shaw Et Al. v. David Merrick Et Al. synopsis, comments

    Artie Shaw Et Al. v. David Merrick Et Al.

    Supreme Court of New York

    [60 A.D.2d 830 Page 830] Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County, entered July 20, 1977, rendered on jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs for $118,200 as compensatory damages on t...

  • Successful But Something Missing synopsis, comments

    Successful But Something Missing

    Ben Renshaw

    This book is aimed at anyone interested in improving and enhancing their quality of life. So often our greatest motivator is to be 'successful' and we strive mightily to a...

  • The Vertue Method synopsis, comments

    The Vertue Method

    Shona Vertue

    'Shona changed my perspective on yoga. Working with her made my aches and pains after playing disappear. She is the best.' David BeckhamRevolutionise the way you approach fitness ...

  • Small Man in a Book synopsis, comments

    Small Man in a Book

    Rob Brydon

    Rob Brydon tells story of his slow ascent to fame and fortune in Small Man in a Book.A multiawardwinning actor, writer, comedian and presenter known for his warmth, humour and insp...

  • Feathered Things synopsis, comments

    Feathered Things

    David W. Shaw

    Drawn from a decade's worth of published writings on birds, birding, and outdoor exploration, these 20 essays share events from the field, natural history, science, and more than a...

  • Death on the Operating Table synopsis, comments

    Death on the Operating Table

    D P Shaw

    A motiveless crime, a young mother is murdered in a child’s playground.   A virologist dies while having a heart valve replaced.   A student nurse observing in the operat...

  • Vegan Salads synopsis, comments

    Vegan Salads

    Amber Locke

    Create big, beautiful and vibrant vegan salads with a variety of fresh ingredients and epically delicious dressings. These salads are not only showstoppingly gorgeous to look at ...

  • Lincoln and the Power of the Press synopsis, comments

    Lincoln and the Power of the Press

    Harold Holzer

    “Lincoln believed that ‘with public sentiment nothing can fail; without it, nothing can succeed.’ Harold Holzer makes a significant contribution to our understanding of Lincoln’s l...

  • Captain Cat synopsis, comments

    Captain Cat

    David Shaw

    This is an audio script.A young British special forces soldier is blinded in Afghanistan. Luckily for him he meets a very special kind of nurse. One who's prepared to do everything...

  • Country At Ransom synopsis, comments

    Country At Ransom

    D P Shaw

    In 1956 America lost a bomber, transporting two nuclear bombs.  They thought it crashed into the Mediterranean Sea.  It didn’t. Frank Green is on loan to the NSA.  T...

  • Alaska Range synopsis, comments

    Alaska Range

    David W. Shaw

    Outdoor and nature photography is fraught with challenges. In “Alaska Range”, professional outdoor photographer, writer, and workshop leader David W. Shaw shares images, stories, p...

  • Vegan Soups synopsis, comments

    Vegan Soups

    Amber Locke

    Celebrate the glory of vegetables all year round with these spectacularly tasty vegan soups. From a refreshing Watermelon Gazpacho, perfect for a summer's afternoon, to a chunky,...

  • The G Plan Diet synopsis, comments

    The G Plan Diet

    Amanda Hamilton & Hannah Ebelthite

    As seen on ITV's Save Money: Good Health 'The beauty of the G Plan is that it's about abundance...You'll be surprised how quickly positive affects appear!' Top Sante'G Plan the d...

  • Storytellers synopsis, comments

    Storytellers

    Leigh Sales

    Highly respected ABC anchor, bestselling author and hit podcaster Leigh Sales interviews the cream of Australian journalists about their craft – how (and why) they bring us the sto...

  • Happy End mit Rockstar synopsis, comments

    Happy End mit Rockstar

    Kylie Scott & Andreas Heckmann

    Das Traumpaar aus Band 1 der STAGEDIVEReihe ist zurück!Trotz des ungewöhnlichen Starts könnten Evelyn und David Ferris in ihrer Ehe nicht glücklicher sein. Zusammen erfüllen sie si...

  • The Guide synopsis, comments

    The Guide

    D P Shaw

    A short story of a mother and son. About getting lost and being found.

  • The Worst of Friends synopsis, comments

    The Worst of Friends

    Colin Shindler

    Before the Thai millions and Abu Dhabi billions, Manchester City was always a club that attracted fierce controversy.July 1965: Manchester City are on the scrapheap, managerless an...

  • Doppelspiel synopsis, comments

    Doppelspiel

    David Baldacci

    Evan Waller ist ein Monster. Dank seiner Bereitschaft, alles und jeden zu verkaufen, hat er ein gewaltiges Vermögen angehäuft. Nun baut er ein neues Geschäft auf ein Geschäft, das...

  • King Guildo and the Ringing Stones synopsis, comments

    King Guildo and the Ringing Stones

    David 0'Donohoe Shaw

    For children of all ages. Young peaceloving King Guildo enjoys the good things in life including sumptuous feasts. Looking for love, he organises a Great Feast Day with a singin...

  • Ana Karenina synopsis, comments

    Ana Karenina

    Leo Tolstoy

    Este ebook presenta "Ana Karenina", con un sumario dinámico y detallado. Ana Karénina es novela de León Tolstói, publicada en 1877. Narra la trágica pasión amorosa de Ana, ...

  • Boston Made synopsis, comments

    Boston Made

    Dr. Robert M. Krim & Alan R. Earls

    A fascinating look at how Boston became and remains a global center for innovationtold through 50 worldchanging inventions. “Robert Krim is a longtime champion of the Boston area’...

  • Into Botswana synopsis, comments

    Into Botswana

    Shaw, David W.

    Before I made my first trip to Africa, I had written off the continent as overphotographed, and overdone. The wildlife of Africa had been shot to pieces by just about every ph...

  • Detox synopsis, comments

    Detox

    Helen Foster

    Detox will help you to combat the many 'toxic' elements of modern life through diet, alternative therapies, massage and exercise. The book includes tips and advice to ensure that t...

  • David D. Shaw v. Consolidated Rail Corporation Et Al. synopsis, comments

    David D. Shaw v. Consolidated Rail Corporation Et Al.

    Supreme Court of New York

    Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered on July 17, 1979 in Rensselaer County, which granted defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing the compl...

  • Stanton synopsis, comments

    Stanton

    Walter Stahr

    New York Times bestselling author Walter Stahr tells the story of Edwin Stanton, who served as Secretary of War in Abraham Lincoln’s cabinet. “This exhaustively researched, wellpac...

  • The Feel-Good Cookbook synopsis, comments

    The Feel-Good Cookbook

    Ainsley Harriott

    Following the success of his most recent Friends and Family Cookbook, Ainsley is turning his culinary attention to feelgood cookery food that makes you feel great. Capturing Ainsle...

  • Lightroom and the Landscape synopsis, comments

    Lightroom and the Landscape

    David W. Shaw

    From the Introduction:  If you are an outdoor or nature photographer looking for a practical guide to using Adobe Lightroom to complete your images of the landscape, then this...

  • Guerra y Paz synopsis, comments

    Guerra y Paz

    Leo Tolstoy

    Este ebook presenta "Guerra y paz" con un sumario dinámico y detallado. Guerra y paz (Война и мир, Voyná i mir), también conocida como La guerra y la paz, es una novela de ...

  • Lewd Tales of a Boy Wizard synopsis, comments

    Lewd Tales of a Boy Wizard

    David Shaw

    Young Hal is a nobody. Apart from his pet dragon. A dragon thirty paces long that flies and breathes fire. But she's as gentle as a lamb is Josephine She's just lonely in a world w...

  • The Quartermaster synopsis, comments

    The Quartermaster

    Robert O'Harrow

    “The lively story of the Civil War’s most unlikelyand most uncelebratedgenius” (The Wall Street Journal)General Montgomery C. Meigs, who built the Union Army and was judged by Abra...

  • Queerstories synopsis, comments

    Queerstories

    Maeve Marsden

    There's more to being queer than coming out and getting married. This exciting and contemporary collection contains stories that are as diverse as the LGBTQIA+ community from which...

  • Debt 101 synopsis, comments

    Debt 101

    Michele Cagan

    Get out of debt and use credit wisely with this easytounderstand, comprehensive guide to making your debt work for you. The key to borrowing, managing, and paying off debt is under...

  • Die Kampagne synopsis, comments

    Die Kampagne

    David Baldacci & Rainer Schumacher

    Die verwackelten Bilder eines gefolterten Russen, der seine letzten Worte in die Kamera spricht, versetzen die ganze Welt in Entsetzen. In rasender Geschwindigkeit verbreitet sich ...

  • Ana Karenina synopsis, comments

    Ana Karenina

    Leo Tolstoy

    Este ebook presenta "Ana Karenina", con un sumario dinámico y detallado. Ana Karénina es novela de León Tolstói, publicada en 1877. Narra la trágica pasión amorosa de Ana, ...