Charlie Zegar (born 1948) is an American businessman and computer programmer known for being one of the four co-founders of
Bloomberg L.P.
Early life and education
Zegar was born to a
Jewish
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family in
New York City
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, the son of Lillian, a musical comedy performer and opera singer, and Henry Zegar, a subway conductor for the
New York City Transit Authority.
[New York Times: "WEDDINGS; Merryl Snow, Charles Zegar"]
June 24, 2001
He earned a
Bachelor of Arts
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and Science from
Long Island University
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and a master's degree in computer science from
New York University
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In 1832, the ...
.
Career
Zegar is one of the four founding partners of Innovative Market Systems (later renamed
Bloomberg L.P.), which was established in 1982. The other founders were
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman, politician, philanthropist, and author. He is the majority owner, co-founder and CEO of Bloomberg L.P. He was Mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013, and was a ca ...
,
Tom Secunda
Thomas "Tom" Secunda (born 1954) is an American billionaire businessman, best known as one of the four co-founders of Bloomberg L.P. and its vice chairman. As of May 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$4.1 billion. He has signed Giving Pledge ...
, and
Duncan MacMillan. Zegar met
Bloomberg while both were working at
Salomon Brothers. Zegar initially led Bloomberg's software development efforts.
In 2020, he was ranked No. 353 in the
Forbes
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400 list of the richest people in America.
Philanthropy
Zegar is a signatory of
The Giving Pledge. He also established the Zegar Family Foundation. Zegar is on the Board of Trustees for
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, the ...
New York University Board of Trustees
retrieved March 30, 2013
Personal life
Zegar has been married twice. He is widowed from his first wife. He remarried in 2001 to administrative judge, Merryl Judith Snow. The service was officiated by Rabbi Joel Goor and took place at the Essex House in Manhattan.
References
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1948 births
21st-century philanthropists
American billionaires
Bloomberg L.P. founders
Businesspeople from New York City
Jewish American philanthropists
Giving Pledgers
Living people
Long Island University alumni
New York University alumni
Philanthropists from New York (state)
21st-century American Jews