Description: (Educator, Venture capitalist)
Georges Frédéric Doriot had distinguished careers in military, academics, business, and education. He was a Harvard Business School professor, director of the U.S. Army's Military Planning Division in World War II, and a brigadier general. Doriot founded American Research and Development Corporation in 1946, one of the earliest venture capital firms, earning him the nickname "father of venture capitalism." In 1957, he also established INSEAD, a renowned global business school.