The American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute present the 2014 AMS Einstein Public Lecture in Mathematics with James H. Simons, the president of the Simons Foundation. Simons is a philanthropist, mathematician, investor, and financier who supports basic research in the sciences through the foundation he created with his wife, Marilyn.
Early in his working life, James Simons was demoted from stock boy to floor sweeper. This actually turned out to be a good thing because sweeping gave him more time to think about mathematics. After receiving his PhD in mathematics, chairing a department, and working in crypanalysis, he founded the financial firm Renaissance Technologies in 1988 and eventually made 100% of the company's investment decisions based on mathematical models, which also turned out to be a good thing as he is now one of the 100 richest people in the world. Simons is now a philanthropist who supports basic research through the foundation that he and his wife, Marilyn, created. In this lecture, Simons will ruminate on the three intertwining subjects of his careers: mathematics, finance, and philanthropy.
The Einstein Lecture is part of the Fall 2014 American Mathematical Society (AMS) Western Sectional Meeting (Oct. 25–26) at SFSU.
American Mathematical Society
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
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