George Schussel (born 1941 in occupied France during World War II) is an American businessman and entrepreneur.
As of 2004, Schussel had given over 1,000 seminars for other technology professionals in countries such as France, UK, Belgium, Venezuela, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, Japan, and Australia.
His lectures have scored 9 on a 10-point scale and were noted for underlining and explaining technical issues, while focusing on the business benefits and uses of technology.
He has also authored or co-authored over 100 articles or columns in leading computer industry journals such as Computerworld, Datamation, Client Server Today and Data Based Advisor.
[2] Prior to founding DCI in 1983, Schussel was Vice President and CIO at the American Mutual Group of insurance companies in Wakefield, Massachusetts.
There he was the senior manager for the administration of a multimillion-dollar computer budget and 200 full-time personnel handling all data processing for the American Mutual Group.
[1][2] George Schussel was the founder, as well as the chairman of Digital Consulting Institute (DCI), which was started in 1982 in his Lynnfield, Massachusetts, home.
[1][2][4] As of 1998, DCI was the largest American-owned information systems conference and trade show company, holding small to large seminars across the world intended for professional audiences.
As chairman, Schussel forecasted industry trends as well as identified new fields of opportunity for DCI trade shows.
The United States incarcerates a higher percentage of its citizens than any other country in the world,[10] and most individuals leaving the criminal justice system continue to suffer discrimination as they attempt to re-enter society.