# David Gershon

> David (Dudi) Gershon is an Israeli fintech founder and finance professor. A theoretical physicist by training and former Barclays Capital exotic-options executive, he founded SuperDerivatives and led it as chairman and CEO before ICE acquired the company in 2014 for approximately $350 million. He founded the Gershon FinTech Center at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and later developed the payments venture KashCash.

- **Role:** Professor of Finance and Banking and Gershon FinTech Center Director at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- **Organizations:** SuperDerivatives, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Gershon FinTech Center, KashCash, Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** PhD in Theoretical Physics, Tel Aviv University, MBA in Finance, Tel Aviv University, BSc in Physics and Mathematics, Tel Aviv University, MSc in Theoretical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, MSc in Finance, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
- **Known for:** Founded and led SuperDerivatives through its acquisition by ICE., Inducted into the Inside Market Data Hall of Fame in 2012., Ranked 31st in Institutional Investor’s 2014 Tech 50.

## Career timeline

- **1994** — Moved to New York and worked at Deutsche Bank.
- **1998** — Moved to London with Barclays, where he headed exotic currency options.
- **2000** — Left Barclays to build SuperDerivatives; some institutional biographies date the company’s beginnings to 1999.
- **2001** — SuperDerivatives launched its first currency-options pricing website in January.
- **2012** — Inducted into the Inside Market Data Hall of Fame.
- **2014** — ICE completed its acquisition of SuperDerivatives on October 7 for approximately $350 million.
- **2018** — Founded the Gershon FinTech Center; its formal launch was reported on December 4.
- **2024** — Discussed KashCash, a digital-cash payments venture, and its planned July pilot.

## Achievements

- Founded and led SuperDerivatives through its acquisition by ICE.
- Inducted into the Inside Market Data Hall of Fame in 2012.
- Ranked 31st in Institutional Investor’s 2014 Tech 50.
- Established the Gershon FinTech Center with a NIS 5 million donation.

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — Discussed the forthcoming KashCash pilot in a June 30 CTech interview, alongside his university work and continued interest in options and art.

## Links

- Website: https://bschool-en.huji.ac.il/people/david-gershon/

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