David Chandler Thomas

David Chandler Thomas (1954–2021)[1] is an American economist and technology executive[2] who was a professor at Ball State University,[3] where he performed research into public health and business cycles. He served on the advisory board of the College of Health and Human Services at George Mason University.[4]

David Chandler Thomas
Born(1954-07-27)July 27, 1954
Maricopa County, Arizona, US
DiedDecember 28, 2021(2021-12-28) (aged 67)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Academic career
FieldHealth economics
School or
tradition		Neoclassical economics
InfluencesChicago School
Milton Friedman
F.A. Hayek

Business and Corporate Experience

Founder and CEO - Cyma Software

Thomas created one of the earliest PC accounting software companies, which he sold to McGraw-Hill Book Company in 1984.[5]

Founder and CEO - Intacct Corporation

In 1999 Thomas, along with co-founder Odysseas Tsatalos, launched Intacct Corporation,[6][7] which was acquired by Sage Group in 2017 in deal purported to be 850 million dollars.[8]

Industry Association Executive

Dr. Thomas has served as the representative for the tech industry as the executive director for the Software Industry Association ( 2004 - 2009)[9] and as Executive Vice President of TechAmerica[10] in Washington, DC.

Education and personal life

Thomas was born in 1954 in Maricopa County, Arizona.[11]

He graduated from California State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics in 2010 and received his PhD in economics from George Mason University in 2015 with his dissertation titled Empirical Studies of Emergency Response Services (9-1-1) and an Examination of Moral Hazard in Health Insurance. At George Mason, he was mentored by econometrican Thomas Stratmann. He was married to Gayle Bradshaw Thomas.[12]

References
  1. "David Chandler Thomas Obituary". azcentral.com. azcentral. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  2. SIIA. "David Thomas Elected Chairman of Board of SIIA's Software Division". prnewswire.com. PR Newswire. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  3. Thomas, David Chandler. "Ball State University". Economics Department Faculty. Ball State University. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  4. "David Chandler Thomas, Assistant Professor of Economics". bsu.edu. Ball State University. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  5. "Arizona Republic Article". Newspapers.com. Arizona Republic. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  6. David, Thomas. "Intacct Scores $10 Million of First Round Funding". InternetNews.com. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  7. Thomas, David. "NetSuite vs. Intacct". NetSuite.com. NetSuite. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  8. David, Thomas (July 25, 2017). "Sage Group buys Intacct accounting software for $850M". Techcrunch. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  9. Thomas, David (January 16, 2007). "Survey: Offshoring does not cost developer jobs". Computerworld. Computerworld. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  10. Thomas, David. "TechAmerica Presents 2010 Growth Cap Financial Conference". CNBC. CNBC. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  11. "David Chandler Thomas". LinkedIn. David Chandler Thomas. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  12. Thomas, David Chandler. "Ball State University". Economics Department Faculty. Ball State University. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
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