Donald Goldfarb (born August 14, 1941 in New York City)[1] is an American mathematician, best known for his works in mathematical optimization and numerical analysis.
[2] After getting his Ph.D., Goldfarb spent two years as a post-doc at the Courant Institute in New York City.
In 1968, he co-founded the CS Department at the City College of New York, serving 14 years on its faculty.
During the 1979-80 academic year, he was a visiting professor in the CS and ORIE Departments at Cornell University.
[4] Goldfarb is National Academy of Engineering (NAE) member and SIAM Fellow.