Charles Wang, former New York Islanders owner, dies at 74
Charles B. Wang, a billionaire philanthropist who was part owner of the New York Islanders and a CUNY’s Queens College alum, died on Sunday in Oyster Bay, Long Island. He was 74 years old.
Wang co-founded Computer Associates International, now known as CA Technologies, in 1976 with Russell Artzt. The co-founders both attended the Flushing campus and met there. Wang served as chief executive and chairman, helping CA become a prominent corporation and employer on Long Island.
Wang and his eventual business partner Sanjay Kumar purchased the New York Islanders in 2000, after Wang had seen just one game. His reputation at CA was tarnished in November 2002, when federal investigators found that the company was backdating contracts to help meet financial projections.