William A. Porter
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William A. Porter was an American businessman and technology pioneer best known as the co-founder of the online brokerage firm E-Trade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William A. Porter canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
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entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ technology pioneer ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award ⓘ |
| basedIn | Silicon Valley ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| coFounded | E-Trade ⓘ |
| coFounder | William A. Porter self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-11-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2015-07-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Kansas State University
ⓘ
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| employer | E-Trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
electronic trading
ⓘ
financial technology ⓘ online financial services ⓘ |
| founded |
E-Trade
ⓘ
surface form:
Trade*Plus (precursor to E-Trade)
|
| genreOfActivity |
online trading
ⓘ
securities brokerage ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree |
MBA
ⓘ
degree in electrical engineering ⓘ |
| hasChild | four children ⓘ |
| hasRole | innovator in electronic brokerage ⓘ |
| industry |
financial services
ⓘ
technology ⓘ |
| influenced | widespread adoption of online stock trading ⓘ |
| knownFor | co-founding E-Trade ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helping to create one of the first online discount brokerages ⓘ |
| notableIdea | using personal computers and networks for retail securities trading ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of online brokerage trading systems ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
ⓘ
electrical engineer ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Lafayette, Indiana
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surface form:
Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
|
| placeOfDeath |
Portola Valley, California
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surface form:
Portola Valley, California, United States of America
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| positionHeld |
chairman of E-Trade
ⓘ
chief executive officer of E-Trade ⓘ |
| residence |
Portola Valley, California
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surface form:
Portola Valley, California, United States of America
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Joan Porter ⓘ |
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