David Magerman

David Mitchell Magerman
Born 1968 (age 49–50)
Education Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania
Home town Merion Station, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Spouse(s) Debra Magerman (née Kampel)
Children 4
Parent(s) Melvin Magerman & Sheila Magerman
Website http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~magerman/

David Mitchell Magerman (born 1968) is an American computer scientist and philanthropist.

Biography

Personal life and education

Magerman was born to Melvin and Sheila Magerman. His father owned All-City Taxi in Miami, Florida, and his mother was a secretary for a group of accounting firms in Tamarac.[1] Magerman married Debra Magerman (née Kampel), on 8 August 1999. They have four children.

Magerman received his Ph.D. degree from Stanford University in computer science.[2] He also received his B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania.[3]

Business ventures

In order to maintain the Jewish community in his neighborhood, Magerman has worked on several business ventures. His first of these was Citron and Rose, an upscale kosher certified meat restaurant, with Michael Solomonov as the head chef. After seeing little to no benefit of an upscale dining experience, Magerman re-branded the establishment as C&R Kitchen, and split with head chef Solomonov.[4] During this time, he opened a casual dairy restaurant across the street. To better serve the community, C&R Kitchen was closed and replaced with a more upscale place, The Dairy Express, known for its high capacity pizza oven. Currently under construction is C&R Tavern, a mix between a kosher grocery store and a dining establishment.[5]

Philanthropy

Through founding The Kohelet Foundation, Magerman has donated tens of millions of dollars to local causes. Some of these include Kohelet Yeshiva High School (renamed from Stern Hebrew High School in the gift's honor), Yeshiva University and the Yeshiva Lab School.

Controversy

In 2017, Magerman publicly opposed the views of his boss, Robert Mercer, concerning politics and race issues in America. Mercer, the co-CEO of Renaissance Technology, suspended Magerman without pay and later made the suspension permanent. In may 2017 it was reported that Magerman was seeking an excess of $150,000 in damages over alleged racist comments and unlawful termination.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Debra Kampel, David Magerman". 8 August 1999 – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ↑ "David M. Magerman's Home Page".
  3. ↑ "David Magerman".
  4. ↑ "Citron & Rose Owner Explains Split from Michael Solomonov". 29 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "The New Tavern, a Main Line landmark, is closed; will become kosher restaurant and market".
  6. ↑ "Mercer Sued by Hedge Fund Worker Fired After Blasting Trump". 8 May 2017 – via www.bloomberg.com.
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