Bernard (Bernie or Bing) Alan Newcomb (November 10, 1943 – January 29, 2023) was an American businessperson and philanthropist who, along with William A. Porter, founded the online discount stock brokerage firm, E*TRADE.
His college counselor persuaded General Electric to hire Newcomb in their data processing department at the Hanford Project in Richland, Washington, where he was employed for three years.
In 1992, The San Jose Business Journal named Trade*Plus the year's fastest-growing private company in Silicon Valley.
[6] Additionally, when Weatherford Hall underwent $20 million in renovations in 2004, Newcomb made a $250,000 contribution to name the cyber cafe Bing's, a reference to his childhood nickname.
Newcomb co-launched ITXS, an auction site for second-hand IT-related items, with Herb Swanson and Mike Symons in 2000.
[10] In 2013, Newcomb donated another $850,000 of the total $1.3 million project cost for the purchase and installation of new artificial turf at the stadium.
Newcomb lived a quiet life, residing in Palo Alto with his wife until his death at home January 29, 2023, following a long illness.