Ira S. Rimerman, 1960 (Swimming)
Ira Rimerman, a four-year member and three-year letterwinner of the Orange swimming and diving team, received his Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering in 1960. Rimerman served as co-chair of the Syracuse University Campus Chest Carnival and was vice president, social committee chairman and pledge chairman of Phi Sigma Delta. In addition, he was elected to Alpha Phi Mu, the industrial engineering honor society.
Rimerman received a professional engineering degree from Columbia University and, in 1961, received a MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Rimerman then worked for ITT and Computer Usage Co. in the technical/data processing areas.
Rimerman served 28 years (1971-99) with the New York-based Citigroup, the largest financial institution in the world. After retiring from the Citigroup in 1999 Rimerman founded RSA Ventures, LLC a venture capital and advisory firm. He also serves as a director on three corporate boards, including Cyota, Inc., FreeDecision, Inc. and Ellie Mae, Inc. He has continued his service as a trustee of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, in addition to serving as a trustee of his Community Synagogue of Port Washington, NY. He was named a member of the Board of Trustees of Beth Israel Medical Center and the Visiting Nurse Service of NY. He also served as a director of the Wharton Graduate Executive Board and was a director of the Wharton Entrepreneurial Center from 1986-90.
