Howard Edward Winklevoss Jr. (born September 1, 1943) is an American

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. He is an academic and entrepreneur who has a practice in benefits management.

Work

Winklevoss is a former

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at the

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of the

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. He is a graduate of

Grove City College Grove City College (GCC) is a private, conservative Christian liberal arts college in Grove City, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1876 as a normal school, the college emphasizes a humanities core curriculum and offers 60 majors and si ...

and received a DBA in

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from the

University of Oregon The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a Public university, public research university in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1876, the university is organized into nine colleges and schools and offers 420 undergraduate and gra ...

. He has written more than 20 books, including ''Pension Mathematics with Numerical Illustrations''. He is also the founder of Winklevoss Consultants and Winklevoss Technologies. Winklevoss is the father of athletes and entrepreneurs Cameron and

Tyler Winklevoss Tyler Howard Winklevoss (born August 21, 1981) is an American investor, founder of Winklevoss Capital Management and Gemini cryptocurrency exchange and former Olympic rower. Winklevoss co-founded HarvardConnection (later renamed ConnectU) ...

Selected bibliography

* ''Pension Mathematics with Numerical Illustrations'' (1977, 2d ed. 1993) * ''Public Pension Plans: Standards of Design, Funding, and Reporting'' (1979, with Dan McGill)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Winklevoss, Howard 1943 births Living people People from Mercer, Pennsylvania Businesspeople from Pennsylvania 20th-century American businesspeople Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania faculty Grove City College alumni American actuaries University of Oregon alumni Winklevoss family