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David E. Shaw

David Elliot Shaw (born March 29, 1951) is an American billionaire, scientist, and founder of hedge fund D. E. Shaw & Co.. A former assistant professor in the computer science department at Columbia University, Shaw earned his fortune exploiting inefficiencies in financial markets with the help of early Internet networks and quantitative trading…

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Known for
Founding and managing D. E. Shaw & Co.
Education
University of California, San Diego (B.A.) Stanford University (MSc, PhD)
Born
(1951-03-29) March 29, 1951 (age 75)
Children
3
Occupations
Investor, computational biochemist, and former hedge fund manager

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David E. Shaw

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related to External links · 9
David E. Shaw → Architectures, Co, ColloquiumDavid, Columbia Systems Biology, David, New Biology, Shaw, Shaw ResearchBio, Stanford University Computer Systems
Born · 1
David E. Shaw → (1951-03-29) March 29, 1951 (age 75)
Children · 1
David E. Shaw → 3
Education · 1
David E. Shaw → University of California, San Diego (B.A.) Stanford University (MSc, PhD)
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David E. Shaw → Founding and managing D. E. Shaw & Co.
Occupations · 1
David E. Shaw → Investor, computational biochemist, and former hedge fund manager
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The Daily Mail UK speculated that Shaw's donations may have been intended as a means of ensuring that each of his three children were granted admission to one or more of the recipient elite universities for their college educationsinstance ofPublications0.80text
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