Georges Doriot
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Georges Frédéric Doriot (September 24, 1899 – June 1987) was a French-American known for his prolific careers in military, academics, business and education.
Georges Doriot | |
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Born | (1899-09-24)September 24, 1899 Paris, France |
Died | June 1987 (1987-07) (aged 87) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Alma mater | Harvard Business School |
Occupation | Venture capitalist |
Parent(s) | Auguste Doriot Berthe Camille Baehler |
An émigré from France, Doriot became a professor of Industrial Management at Harvard Business School and then director of the U.S. Army's Military Planning Division, Quartermaster General, during World War II, eventually being promoted to brigadier general.
In 1946, he founded American Research and Development Corporation, regarded as one of the world's two first venture capital firms, earning him the sobriquet "father of venture capitalism".
In 1957, he founded INSEAD, now one of the world's top[1][2][3] business schools.