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

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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

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and Science from

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and a master's degree in computer science from

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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

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, 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

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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 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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