AKA Charles Matthew Geschke

Born: 11-Sep-1939
Birthplace: Cleveland, OH
Died: 16-Apr-2021
Location of death: Los Altos, CA
Cause of death: Cancer - unspecified

Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business
Party Affiliation: Democratic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Co-Founder of Adobe

Wife: Nancy McDonough ("Nan", m. 1964, until his death, three children)
Son: Peter Geschke

    High School: Saint Ignatius High School, Cleveland, OH
    University: BA Classics, Xavier University (1962)
    University: MS Mathematics, Xavier University (1963)
    University: PhD Computer Science, Carnegie-Mellon University (1972)

    Adobe Systems President (1989-2000)
    Adobe Systems COO (1986-94)
    Adobe Systems Co-Founder (1982)
    Xerox PARC
    Member of the Board of Adobe Systems (1983-2020, as Co-Chairman, 1997-2017)
 
    National Medal of Technology and Innovation 2008
    Association for Computing Machinery Fellow (1999)
    National Academy of Engineering
    San Francisco Symphony Board of Governors
 
    Bill Bradley for President
    Dean for America
    Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
    Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
    Gore 2000
    Hillary Clinton for President
    Hillary Rodham Clinton for US Senate Committee
    John Kerry for President
    Obama for America
 
    Kidnapped 26-May-1992 (from Adobe's parking lot)
    Ransomed May-1992
    Funeral: Steve Jobs (2011)

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