Background
IV, William George Nelson, was born on May 26, 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William George III and Eleanor (Boyle) N.
IV, William George Nelson, was born on May 26, 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William George III and Eleanor (Boyle) N.
Bachelor in Chemistry, Swarthmore College, 1956. Master of Business Administration in Finance, University Pennsylvania, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Rice University, 1965.
Various positions Du Pont Company, 1957-1962, Monsanto Company, St. Louis, 1965-1976. Visiting assistant professor Washington University, 1966-1975. Senior vice president Chase Economics/Interactive Data, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1976-1983.
President Pansophic Systems, Lisle, Illinois, 1983-1990. President, Chief Executive Officer OnLine Software, Fort Lee, New Jersey, 1990-1991, board directors. President, Chief Executive Officer Pilot Software, Boston, 1992-1994.
Chief Executive Officer Harris Data Corporation, since 1990. President, Chief Executive Officer Clarendon Capital Corporation, Boston, 1995-1996. Chairman GEAC Computer Corporation Ltd., North York, Ontario, Canada, since 1996, Chief Executive Officer Canada, 1996-1999.
Board directors GEAC, Toronto, Manugistics, Rockville, Maryland, Harris Data, Waukesha, Wisconsin, HealthGate Data, Boston, Catalyst International, Milwaukee.
Board of directors Swarthmore College, Hampton U.