Ron Dembo

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Dr. Ron Dembo, 2021

Ron Samuel Dembo is an academic and entrepreneur.

Academia[edit]

From 1976 to 1986, Dembo served as a professor at Yale University. During this time, he held joint appointments in both the Department of Computer Science [1] and the School of Management. [2] Additionally, he served as a visiting professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dembo's scholarly contributions encompass a diverse range of subjects, including finance and mathematical optimization. He is listed as inventor for patents in fields such as computational finance, climate change, and software engineering.

Entrepreneurship[edit]

Dembo was founder and CEO of Algorithmics Incorporated.[3] Algorithmics was sold to Fitch in 2005[4] and later to IBM in 2012.[5] It has since been acquired by SS&C.[6]

In 2005, Dembo founded Zerofootprint Software, a Toronto-based, cleantech software and services company.[7] In the same year, he founded the non-profit Zerofootprint Foundation[8] which won gold in the Climate Change category at the Canadian Environment Awards in 2008.[9] In 2009, Dembo also established the ZERO prize, a one million dollar prize for a design to retrofit a concrete building built between 1945 and 1990.[10]

He currently sits on a number of boards and is a member of the Climate Change Adaptation Advisory Committee Canada and was appointed to the Steering Committee of the World Urban Campaign, coordinated by UN-Habitat.[11]

Awards and Honors[edit]

In May 2007, Dembo was made a lifetime Fields Institute Fellow.[12] This fellowship is awarded to "individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the Fields Institute," its programs, and to the Canadian mathematical community.[13] Dembo's alma mater, the University of Waterloo, honored Dembo with a Distinguished Alumni Achievement Medal for Professional Achievement in business and climate change, 2007.[14]

In 2008, he received a Green Toronto Award from the City of Toronto for his work with Zerofootprint,[15] as well as a Certificate of Recognition, Champion of Green from the Government of Ontario.[16]

In 2009 and 2010, Dembo participated in the Steering Committee of the World Urban Campaign, coordinated by UN-Habitat.[17][18][19][20]

Books[edit]

Dembo is the author of three books: Seeing Tomorrow: Rewriting the Rules of Risk, co-authored with Andrew Freeman, published in April 1998; Upside Downside: Simple Rules of Risk Management for the Smart Investor, co-authored with Daniel Stoffman, published in March 2006; and Everything You Wanted to Know About Offsetting But Were Afraid to Ask, co-authored with Clive Davidson and released in May 2007. His latest book, Risk Thinking, was published in 2021 (ISBN 978-1665707008).

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Computer Science :: People :: All People". Yale University. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Yale School of Management :: Faculty & Research :: Faculty Directory". Yale University. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Algorithmics - Invest in Canada". 20 March 2012. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Profit 100: Dr. Ron Dembo, founder of Zerofootprint - Canadian Business". Canadian Business - Your Source For Business News. 3 September 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  5. ^ Hubler, David (1 September 2011). "IBM brings another analytics company under Big Blue umbrella". Washington Technology. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  6. ^ "SS&C to Acquire Algorithmics from IBM". FinSMEs. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  7. ^ Lohr, Steve (15 May 2007). "World mayors get software to track carbon imprint (Published 2007)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  8. ^ "The Zerofootprint Foundation · 392 Markham Street, Toronto, ON M6G 2K9". opengovca.com. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Canadian Environment Awards Announces Winners for 2008". thegreenpages.ca. 4 June 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  10. ^ "The Zero Prize". www.thezeroprize.com. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  11. ^ "HuffPost".
  12. ^ "Fields Institute Fellows". Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Ron Dembo". boundless.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Recipients of the Alumni Achievement Medal". Engineering. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  15. ^ "City of Toronto, Zerofootprint launch website to fight climate change". wx.toronto.ca. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Dr. Ron Dembo". Biome Renewables. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  17. ^ Outcome of the 1st Session of the Steering Committee of the World Urban Campaign (PDF). Barcelona, Spain: UN Habitat. 12–14 October 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  18. ^ Outcome of the Second Steering Committee Meeting and Working Group Meeting of the World Urban Campaign on Goals, Strategy and Principles (PDF). Paris: UN Habitat. 7–9 December 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  19. ^ Outcome of the 3rd Session of the Steering Committee of the World Urban Campaign (PDF). Rio de Janeiro: UN Habitat. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Deadline Extended - 15 May 2022 - Call for Candidates - WUC Steering Committee Elections". UN Habitat. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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