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What is often overlooked is the philanthropic and entrepreneurial impact that Andrew Viterbi had in this world. In 2004, he donated $52 million to University o
by akhayam 3y ago
What is often overlooked is the philanthropic and entrepreneurial impact that Andrew Viterbi had in this world.
In 2004, he donated $52 million to University of Southern California (USC) School of Engineering:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USC_Viterbi_School_of_Engineering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USC_Viterbi_School_of_Engineer...
He was also the co-founder of Qualcomm with a market cap of ~$115B today:
https://www.google.com/finance/quote/QCOM:NASDAQ https://www.google.com/finance/quote/QCOM:NASDAQ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualcomm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualcomm
- litoE 3y agoPlus, he's a really nice, down to earth guy. I met him once a few years ago at a soccer game our grandchildren were playing in, and spent 20 minutes just chatting with him.