Roger Blau

Roger was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, with a B.S. in mathematics. He continued his graduate studies obtaining an M.S. and Ph.D. in mathematical statistics at Carnegie Mellon University. During the summers, while he was a graduate student, Roger worked for the US Bureau of Labor Statistics developing computer programs which were used by the agency’s employees.

Roger has been an academic, a consultant and a business owner. He was a faculty member of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and later at the University of South Carolina, Columbia. During his time as a faculty member, he has done consulting work for private industry, non-profits and state government.

At the dawn of the microcomputer revolution, Roger developed computer systems for numerous businesses around the state of South Carolina.

Since 1998, Roger has been the Vice President of DP Professionals, Inc. which is based in Columbia, SC. DPP provides information technology staffing services for corporate, non-profit, as well as for state and federal governments.

Roger previously was on the board of the American Heart Association, Columbia chapter and co-chaired the Tocqueville Society of the United Way of the Midlands. He has been deeply involved with the South Carolina Foundation Board since 2006, holding various positions such as Treasurer, Board Chair and now holds the title of Emeritus.

Roger is very happily married and has two children and six grandchildren.