Charles Wang
Charles B. Wang (王嘉廉) (born August 19, 1944) is the founder of Computer Associates International Inc. (CA). He was born in Shanghai, but moved to Queens, NY when he was eight years old. He earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Queens College in New York, and began working at Columbia University. In 1976, Wang started CA on credit cards at the age of 31. He has since authored two books to help executives master technology: Techno Vision (1994, McGraw-Hill) and Techno Vision II (1997, McGraw-Hill). Wang retired from CA in 2002.
Charles Wang is also well known for his philanthropic works with such causes as the Make a Wish Foundation, Smile Train and others. His donation of 25 million dollars to Stony Brook University towards the creation of the Charles B. Wang Center was the largest in history to a SUNY school.
