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| name = Arthur Rock | image = File:Arthur_Rock.jpg | caption = Arthur Rock in January 2003 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1926|08|19}} | birth_place = Rochester, New York | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = Syracuse University (B.A., 1948) Harvard Business School (MBA, 1951) | occupation = Venture capitalist | known_for = early investor in Intel, Apple Computer | image size = 220px | spouse = Toni Rembe }}Arthur Rock (born August 19, 1926) is an American businessman and investor. Based in Silicon Valley, California, he was an early investor in major firms including Intel, Apple Computer, Scientific Data Systems and Teledyne.[1] Early lifeRock was born and raised in Rochester, New York, in a Jewish family.[2][3][4] He was an only child and his father owned a small candy store where Rock worked as a youth.[4] He joined the U.S. Army during World War II but the war ended before he was deployed.[4] He then went to college on the G.I. Bill.[4] He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in business administration from Syracuse University in 1948 and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1951.[5] CareerRock started his career in 1951 as a securities analyst in New York City, and then joined the corporate finance department of Hayden, Stone & Company in New York, where he focused on raising money for small high-technology companies.[6] In 1957, when the "traitorous eight" left Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, Rock was the one who helped them find a place to go: he convinced Sherman Fairchild to start Fairchild Semiconductor.[7] In 1961, he moved to California. Along with Thomas J. Davis, Jr., he formed the San Francisco venture capital firm Davis & Rock.[8] Rock was a member of Apple Inc.'s board when Steve Jobs was ousted in the 1980s.[9] In 2003, Rock donated $25 million to the Harvard Business School to establish the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship.[6] Awards
Personal lifeHe is married to lawyer Toni Rembe.[10] Rock was portrayed by Oscar-winning actor J. K. Simmons in the 2013 biographical drama Jobs. See also
References1. ^https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=5686 {{Apple Inc.}}{{Private equity investors}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Rock, Arthur}}2. ^{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title=Among America’s Mega- Donors, Many Jews, but Few Gifts to Jews |publisher=Jewish Telegraph Agency|date=February 24, 2004 |url=http://www.jta.org/2004/02/24/archive/among-americas-mega-donors-many-jews-but-few-gifts-to-jews |accessdate=}} 3. ^{{YouTube|RLRX_kwYNNE}} 4. ^1 2 3 Harvard Business School: "ARTHUR ROCK" retrieved October 8, 2015 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924025346/http://www.hbs.edu/entrepreneurs/pdf/arthurrock.pdf |date=September 24, 2015 }} 5. ^Interview with Rob Walker on November 12, 2002 as part of The Silicon Genesis Project with Stanford University 6. ^1 {{cite press release | title = Harvard Business School Receives $25 Million from Venture Capitalist Arthur Rock | publisher = Harvard Business School | date = 2003-01-31 | accessdate = 2007-05-07 | url = http://www.hbs.edu/news/releases/013103_rock.html | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070417092018/http://www.hbs.edu/news/releases/013103_rock.html| archivedate= 17 April 2007 | deadurl= no}} 7. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/bulletin/1997/december/rock.html | title = Arthur Rock | work = HBS Bulletin Online | accessdate = 2007-05-07 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070603015400/http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/bulletin/1997/december/rock.html| archivedate= 3 June 2007 | deadurl= no}} 8. ^{{cite web |url= http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=77024 |title=Arthur Rock: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek |work=investing.businessweek.com |accessdate=6 November 2012}} 9. ^https://entrepreneurship.hbs.edu/founders/Pages/profile.aspx?num=24 10. ^{{cite press release |title=Stanford Launches the Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance |url=http://www.redorbit.com/news/education/416452/stanford_launches_the_arthur_and_toni_rembe_rock_center_for/index.html |publisher=Business Wire |date=6 March 2006 |accessdate=1 May 2011}} 13 : 1926 births|Living people|American billionaires|American computer businesspeople|American financial analysts|American investors|Jewish American philanthropists|Philanthropists from New York (state)|Harvard Business School alumni|Syracuse University alumni|Private equity and venture capital investors|Businesspeople from Rochester, New York|Directors of Apple Inc. |
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