Philip Berber is an Irish-born American technology entrepreneur, now engaged in philanthropy, international aid, social entrepreneurship and impact investing.
He sold CyBerCorp, his online brokerage for day traders, to Charles Schwab for $488m in 2000.
[1] He and his wife Donna[2] then formed and funded A Glimmer of Hope, pledging $100 million of Schwab stock to endow the foundation.
[3][4][5][6] He is currently engaged with philanthropy in Austin - by way of Glimmer|Austin- supporting local innovate early-stage non profits and social ventures.
[16] In 2011, Berber was involved at the early stages of Circuit of the Americas (COTA), which brought Formula One back to the US.