Jack Goldman

Jacob (Jack) Goldman is former Director of Ford Motor's Company's Scientific Research Laboratory and retired Senior Vice President for R&D and Chief Technical Officer of the Xerox Corporation. He is best known as the founder and director of Xerox PARC. Under his leadership, PARC invented some of the most important computer technology innovations in history, including the laser printer, the first personal computer, Ethernet LANs, and more. Dr. Goldman has served on the boards of Xerox, General Instrument Company, Burndy Corporation, GAF, Intermagnetics General and United Brands among others. He also has been active in government and professional advisory roles, including service on the US Dept. of Commerce Technical Advisory Board, chairman of Statutory Visiting Committee of The National Bureau of Standards (National Institute of Standards and Technology), vice-president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and president of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering.