Charles Dyson

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Charles H. Dyson (August 2, 1909 - March 14, 1997) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was founder of the Dyson Corporation.

1 Business career
2 Military career
3 Charitable interests
4 Interesting notes
5 External links

[edit] Business career

Dyson began his career in 1930 as a manager at Price Waterhouse & Company and remained with the company until World War II. After the war, he returned to the business world as the Executive Vice President of Textron. In 1949, he moved to Burlington Mills Corporation as a vice president. In 1954, he founded the Dyson Corporation (now Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corporation), a private investment firm specializing in acquisitions and mergers.

[edit] Military career

Dyson joined the U.S. Army in World War II as a consultant to the Secretary of War. For his distinguished service, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal.

[edit] Charitable interests

In 1957, Dyson and wife Margaret Dyson created the Dyson Foundation, one of the wealthiest charities in the United States. In 2004, the foundation had approximately $295,000,000 in assets and awarded over $16.3 million in grants.

A 1930 graduate of New York's Pace University (then the Pace Institute), Dyson has been a generous benefactor for his alma mater. "Dyson Hall" and the "Dyson College of Arts and Sciences" are named in his honor.