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==Early Life and Career== |
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Davidsohn was born in [[Uruguay]] to [[Transylvanian]] parents of Jewish descent; when he was ten, the family moved to [[New York City]] where his father worked as a diplomatic consul. At 14, Davidsohn started his career on Wall Street as an IBM punch-card clerk, while |
Davidsohn was born in [[Uruguay]] to [[Transylvanian]] parents of Jewish descent; when he was ten, the family moved to [[New York City]] where his father worked as a diplomatic consul. At 14, Davidsohn started his career on Wall Street as an IBM punch-card clerk, while high school at night.<ref name="securities industry interview">{{cite web |title=A Few Words With...The Davidsohn Group's George Davidsohn |publisher=[[securitiesindustry.com]] |url=http://www.securitiesindustry.com/issues/19970629/6254-1.html |accessdate=2009-09-07}}</ref> He is a graduate of [[Brooklyn College]] and the [[New York Institute of Finance]]. After college, Davidsohn was hired at [[Dean Witter]] where he helped create the first automated [[margin (finance)|margin]] area, as well as installing [[first-generation computer]] . |
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==The Davidsohn Group== |
==The Davidsohn Group== |
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In 1956, Davidsohn left Dean Witter and founded Davidsohn Computer Services. [[Goldman Sachs|Spear, Leeds and Kellogg]] was the first client to sign with the new company; after their trades went from an average of 2,500 to 300,000 per day, many other firms followed suit and established a relationship with Davidsohn Computer Services. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 08:50, 7 September 2009
George Davidsohn (born January 20, 1936) is a financial software inventor and founder of Davidsohn Global Technologies.
Early Life and Career
Davidsohn was born in Uruguay to Transylvanian parents of Jewish descent; when he was ten, the family moved to New York City where his father worked as a diplomatic consul. At 14, Davidsohn started his career on Wall Street as an IBM punch-card clerk, while attending high school at night.[1] He is a graduate of Brooklyn College and the New York Institute of Finance. After college, Davidsohn was hired at Dean Witter where he helped create the first automated margin area, as well as creating and installing its first-generation computer system.
The Davidsohn Group
In 1956, Davidsohn left Dean Witter and founded Davidsohn Computer Services. Spear, Leeds and Kellogg was the first client to sign with the new company; after their trades went from an average of 2,500 to 300,000 per day, many other firms followed suit and established a relationship with Davidsohn Computer Services.
References
- ^ "A Few Words With...The Davidsohn Group's George Davidsohn". securitiesindustry.com. Retrieved 2009-09-07.