Background
Shaw, David Elliot was born on March 29, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles B. Junior and Marilyn (Baron) Shaw.
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Shaw, David Elliot was born on March 29, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles B. Junior and Marilyn (Baron) Shaw.
Bachelor, University of California, San Diego, 1972;
Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1980.
President and Chief Executive Officer Stanford Systems Corporation, Palo Alto, California, 1974-1976.
Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science Columbia University, New York City, 1980-1986.
Founder D.E. Shaw Group, 1988-2001.
Chief Scientist D.E. Shaw Research, since 2001.
Member President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), 1994-2001 & 2009-2013.
Senior Research Fellow Columbia University Center for Computational Biology & Bioinformatics, since 2005.
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Columbia University, since 2014.
Member, National Academy of Sciences (elected 2014). Member, National Academy of Engineering (elected 2012). Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (elected 2007). Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (elected 2007). Appointed to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), 1994-2001 & 2009-2013.
