Dr Charles Popper

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Dr. Charles Popper has 30 years of operating and technology investment experience, and is CEO of TechPar Group and Chairman of the Blumberg Capital CIO Council. Prior to leading the CIO Council for Blumberg Capital in 2006, Charles served as Vice Chairman and Chief Technologist for Orama Partners, a boutique investment bank servicing and investing in high-tech start-ups, with a strong focus on Israeli companies. Previously, Charles was CIO at Merck & Co., Inc. where he was responsible for all areas of computer and telecommunications technology, including application development, technical support and operations. The scope of his responsibility was worldwide and included support for all segments of the company: research, manufacturing, marketing, and corporate administration, in the areas of mainframe computers, minicomputers, personal computers, voice and data communications, and videoconferencing. Prior to joining Merck, he worked as a mathematician for the National Security Agency, a research scientist at Bell Laboratories, Director of Advanced Technology for American Express, and Vice President of Advanced Technology at Lehman Brothers. B.A. (Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa) and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard, in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science.

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