Russell Artzt

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Russell Artzt (born 1948) Co-founded Computer Associates International, Inc. (now CA Inc.) with Charles B. Wang. While Russ was working at the Electronic Laboratories, in the 1960's, of Columbia University he met Charles Wang. They became friends and later both joined Standard Data. In the late 1970's a Swiss company, owned by Billionaire Walter Haefner, had developed a computer programme, Sort. Russel Artz and Charles formed their own company and bought the company from Haefner. Haefner still is the majority stockholder of Computer Associates owning over 25% of CA Inc. Russell Artzt is still the Executive Vice President of products, was President in charge of eTrust and a former member of the Board of Directors of CA, Inc.

Russell Artzt recently paid a multi-million dollars settlement in the Sanjay Kumar case.