Alan David Goldman MBE (27 February 1937 – 26 October 1999) was a co-founder of the Sage Group, the United Kingdom's largest software business.
Born in Sunderland on 27 February 1937, David Goldman trained as an accountant before moving into sales and marketing: then for 20 years he managed a small printing business known as Campbell Graphics.
[3] In 1981 together with Graham Wylie, an undergraduate at Newcastle University, and Paul Muller, an American consultant, he established Sage to market a financial accounting system for small businesses.
[4] In 1993 Goldman was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) from Sunderland University.
[5] Goldman was a significant Labour Party donor in the 1997 United Kingdom general election.