by Arnold Kling
updated May 29, 1996
My background is in economics. I earned an undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College, and a Ph.D in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From 1980 to 1986, I was an economist with the Federal Reserve Board. Then, I spent seven years with the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac).
I became interested in the Internet in the fall of 1993 when I bought a computer to help train for a tournament of Othello (a board game whose copyright is currently owned by Pressman Toys), became discouraged by how often I lost to the computer, and started looking for other things the computer might do. Late in 1993, I attended a talk given by Vinton Cerf (President of the Internet Society, now working for MCI) which made a profound impression on me about the potential of the Internet. I also was influenced by several Internet pundits who argued that information and content would be the key to successful business enterprises on the Net, and I have absorbed ideas that are found, for example, on the Internet Marketing Archives mailing list.
I appreciate all of the comments that visitors have provided. They have influenced the Fair a great deal. I also appreciate that my wife and children have put up with the longer work hours and less-secure paycheck that comes with entrepeneurship.
I live in Silver Spring, Maryland.
e-mail:arnoldsk@us.net
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