Ron Dembo

South African risk management expert

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Ron Samuel Dembo is an academic and entrepreneur.

## Academia[edit]

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From 1976 to 1986, Dembo served as a professor at Yale University.[1][2][3] During this time, he held joint appointments in both the Department of Computer Science and the School of Management. He co-authored three Technical Reports at Yale's Dept. of Computer Science in 1984.[4] Additionally, he served as a visiting professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The online faculty listings at Yale's and MIT's Computer Science and Management Dept.'s do not reflect Mr. Dembo's employment there at this time.[5][6][7][8]

Dembo's scholarly contributions encompass a diverse range of subjects, including finance and mathematical optimization. He is listed as inventor for patents in fields such as computational finance, climate change, and software engineering.

## Entrepreneurship[edit]

Dembo was founder and CEO of Algorithmics Incorporated.[9] Algorithmics was sold to Fitch in 2005[10] and later to IBM in 2012.[11] It has since been acquired by SS&C.[12]

In 2005, Dembo founded Zerofootprint Software, a Toronto-based, cleantech software and services company.[13] In the same year, he founded the non-profit Zerofootprint Foundation[14] which won gold in the Climate Change category at the Canadian Environment Awards in 2008.[15] In 2009, Dembo also established the ZERO prize, a one million dollar prize for a design to retrofit a concrete building built between 1945 and 1990.[16]

He currently sits on a number of boards and is a member of the Climate Change Adaptation Advisory Committee Canada and was appointed to the Steering Committee of the World Urban Campaign, coordinated by UN-Habitat.[17]

## Awards and Honors[edit]

In May 2007, Dembo was made a lifetime Fields Institute Fellow.[18] This fellowship is awarded to "individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the Fields Institute," its programs, and to the Canadian mathematical community.[19] Dembo's alma mater, the University of Waterloo, honored Dembo with a Distinguished Alumni Achievement Medal for Professional Achievement in business and climate change, 2007.[20]

In 2008, he received a Green Toronto Award from the City of Toronto for his work with Zerofootprint,[21] as well as a Certificate of Recognition, Champion of Green from the Government of Ontario.[22]

In 2009 and 2010, Dembo participated in the Steering Committee of the World Urban Campaign, as coordinated by UN Habitat, in Barcelona,[23] Paris[24] and Rio de Janeiro.[25][26] As of 2022, Partners may nominate themselves for positions on the Steering Committee and Committee membership is subject to a vote.[27] In 2024, Zerofootprint remains a Partner in the Business and Industries Constituency of the World Urban Campaign by UN Habitat.[28]

## Books[edit]

Dembo is the author of three books: Seeing Tomorrow: Rewriting the Rules of Risk, co-authored with Andrew Freeman, published in April 1998; Upside Downside: Simple Rules of Risk Management for the Smart Investor, co-authored with Daniel Stoffman, published in March 2006; and Everything You Wanted to Know About Offsetting But Were Afraid to Ask, co-authored with Clive Davidson and released in May 2007. His latest book, Risk Thinking, was published in 2021 (ISBN 978-1665707008).

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Contributor :: Ron Dembo :: Leading authority in risk management". Huffington Post. BuzzFeed, Inc. Retrieved 14 May 2024. "...He [Dembo] had a distinguished ten-year academic career at Yale University where he was cross appointed in Computer Sciences and Operations Research"
2. ^ "Forbes :: Technology Council :: Ron Dembo". Forbes. Forbes Councils, LLC. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
3. ^ "Forbes Tech Councils". Forbes. Forbes Councils, LLC. Retrieved 14 May 2024. "Forbes Technology Council Is A Vetted Professional Organization For Senior-Level Technology Executives.... To qualify, you must be a senior-level technology executive and your company must generate at least $1,000,000 USD in annual revenue, or have received $1,000,000 USD in funding to date. Eligible applicants are vetted by our selection committee, and if approved, are invited to select and purchase a membership package."
4. ^ "1984 Technical Reports". Yale University :: Computer Science. New Haven, CT. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
5. ^ "Computer Science :: People :: All People". Yale University. New Haven, CT. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
6. ^ "Yale School of Management :: Faculty & Research :: Faculty Directory". Yale University. New Haven, CT. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
7. ^ "Management :: Sloan School :: Faculty". MIT. Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
8. ^ "MIT EECS :: Faculty CS". MIT. Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
9. ^ "Algorithmics - Invest in Canada". 20 March 2012. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
10. ^ "Profit 100: Dr. Ron Dembo, founder of Zerofootprint - Canadian Business". Canadian Business - Your Source For Business News. 3 September 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
11. ^ Hubler, David (1 September 2011). "IBM brings another analytics company under Big Blue umbrella". Washington Technology. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
12. ^ "SS&C to Acquire Algorithmics from IBM". FinSMEs. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
13. ^ Lohr, Steve (15 May 2007). "World mayors get software to track carbon imprint (Published 2007)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
14. ^ "The Zerofootprint Foundation · 392 Markham Street, Toronto, ON M6G 2K9". opengovca.com. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
15. ^ "Canadian Environment Awards Announces Winners for 2008". thegreenpages.ca. 4 June 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
16. ^ "The Zero Prize". www.thezeroprize.com. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
17. ^ "HuffPost".
18. ^ "Fields Institute Fellows". Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
19. ^ "Ron Dembo". boundless.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
20. ^ "Recipients of the Alumni Achievement Medal". Engineering. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
21. ^ "City of Toronto, Zerofootprint launch website to fight climate change". wx.toronto.ca. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
22. ^ "Dr. Ron Dembo". Biome Renewables. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
23. ^ Outcome of the 1st Session of the Steering Committee of the World Urban Campaign (PDF). Barcelona, Spain: UN Habitat. 12–14 October 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
24. ^ Outcome of the Second Steering Committee Meeting and Working Group Meeting of the World Urban Campaign on Goals, Strategy and Principles (PDF). Paris: UN Habitat. 7–9 December 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
25. ^ Outcome of the 3rd Session of the Steering Committee of the World Urban Campaign (PDF). Rio de Janeiro: UN Habitat. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
26. ^ "Report of the Fifth Session of the World Urban Forum Rio de Janeiro, Brazil". UN Habitat. 22–26 March 2010. pp. 76–77. Retrieved 14 May 2024. "He explained that 40 per cent of the United States' total energy consumption could be attributed to operating buildings and that over 90 per cent of buildings in most big cities were aging."
27. ^ "Deadline Extended - 15 May 2022 - Call for Candidates - WUC Steering Committee Elections". UN Habitat. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
28. ^ "Sponsors and Partners". UN Habitat. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

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