Mel Schrieberg

Mel Schreiberg
Born Brooklyn, New York
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Rhode Island (BS 1967)
Farleigh Dickinson (MBA 1980)
Known for Co-founder of Election.com, running first major public election ever on the Internet

Melvin Schreiberg (1944-2017) was an American businessman, best known for co-founding Election.com, where he acted as the project manager for the first major political election ever run over the internet, the Arizona Democratic Primary of 2000, won by Al Gore. He was a chairman, CEO, and general manager in both corporate and start-up businesses,

Early life

Mel Schreiberg was a native of New York City, born in Brooklyn. He went on to earn an undergraduate degree from University Of Rhode Island and an MBA from Farleigh Dickinson University. He also completed the Harvard Business School Entrepreneurial Program.

Early business career

Upon graduation from Farleigh Dickinson, Schreiberg went on to work for Xerox,[1] and later ROLM, serving there at the time of its acquisition by IBM. He soon became a General Manager of their New York operating company, and later served as Eastern Region Manager IBM.[2] He subsequently became a Corporate Vice President at ADP. Schreiberg was elected Executive Vice President of the Proginet Corporation, a software company, on May 24, 1995, which achieved record sales in 1997,[3] where he remained until 1999.

Xerox Corporation

Schreiberg was with Xerox for ten years in various management positions and was promoted on an average of every 18 months.

IBM Corporation

Schreiberg joined IBM through the acquisition of the ROLM Corporation, where he was General Manager of their New York Operating Company. He then became the Eastern Region Manager for IBM.

Automatic Data Processing Corporation

Schreiberg was recruited to ADP, and established their National Accounts Division.

election.com

Schreiberg was a co-founder of election.com; primarily performed private and public Internet elections.

Ecorithm, Inc.

Co-founded Ecorithm, Inc., a big data/analytics software company specializing in energy efficiency for commercial buildings – Software as a Service (SaaS).

Death

Schrieberg died of a sudden illness on July 31, 2017 in Fort Lee, New Jersey.

References

  1. ↑ "Mel Schrieberg". Spoke.
  2. ↑ "Polyvision Corp". Securities and Exchange Commission.
  3. ↑ ALL Business
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