Charles Wang
| Charles Wang 王嘉廉 |
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August 19, 1944 Shanghai, Republic of China |
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| Known for | Co-founder, CA Technologies |
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| Chinese | 王嘉廉 | ||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wáng Jiālián [u̯ǎŋ tɕi̯áli̯ɛ̌n] |
| Wade–Giles | Wáng Chiā-Lién |
Charles B. Wang (Chinese: 王嘉廉; pinyin: Wáng Jiālián; born August 19, 1944) is a businessman and philanthropist who was a co-founder and former CEO of Computer Associates International, Inc. (later renamed to CA Technologies). He is currently a minority owner of the NHL's New York Islandersice hockey team and their AHL affiliate, an investor in numerous businesses, and benefactor to charities including SmileTrain.
In 1976, at age 31, Wang launched Computer Associates, using credit cards for funding. Wang grew Computer Associates into one of the country's largest software vendors. Wang has authored two books to help executives master technology: Techno Vision (1994, McGraw-Hill) and Techno Vision II (1997, McGraw-Hill). Wang retired from Computer Associates in 2002. He is an active philanthropist, working with such organizations as Smile Train, the World Childhood Foundation, the Islanders Children’s Foundation and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, among others.
Charles B. Wang was born in Shanghai to parents Kenneth and Mary Wang. Charles has two brothers, Anthony W. Wang and Francis Wang. His father was a Supreme Court judge in the Republic of China. The Wangs moved to Queens, New York, when he was eight years old. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Wang earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Queens College and began his computer career at Columbia University's Riverside Research Institute.
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