Ralph E. Gomory

Born

1929-05-07

Birthplace

Brooklyn Heights, New York, USA

Biography

Ralph Edward Gomory is an American applied mathematician and executive. Gomory worked at IBM as a researcher and later as an executive. During that time, his research led to the creation of new areas of applied mathematics. After his career in the corporate world, Gomory became the president of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.