in 1986, he graduated from princeton university, summa cum laude with degrees in electrical engineeringmputer science. we spoke to a deputy editor at business insider. >> he was recruited into a hedge fund. he did not want to work in finance. he wanted to work in computer programming. the hedge fund was a computer programmer. this is built around algorithms and the type of technology that he is interested in. >> it was not the only thing he found interesting. >> he found something that astounded him. the internet was growing at 300% per year. he became obsessed with those numbers. >> studying the top 20 mail order businesses, he saw an opportunity online. >> chris anderson is the editor in chief of "wired" magazine. >> he could see a technical tsunami. it would change the way we bought and sold. the question was what the major we buy is. -- what domain should we apply it to? >> the answer was books. no comprehensive catalog existed. in 1994, he quit his wall street job to pursue his dream, to create one of the world's first online bookstores. his first investors? his parents who we talk

he was educated in philadelphia where he received a degree in theology, graduating summa cum laude with the highest honors. he also was a graduate at the university of pennsylvania law school and he graduated from penn law school with honors as well. he began his practice at the firm of -- i'm going back now to litvin, bloomberg, mad adeso and young back in the early 1980's, prior to his career as a lawyer, he served for two -- served two judges as a law clerk. first, the judge spaith, the superior clerk judge. in our state, superior court is the second highest court in the state. the -- right next to the supreme court of pennsylvania. he then served the united states district court of -- for the eastern district of pennsylvania, judge alfred l. luongo, and then went into the firm i mentioned, the litvi n/bloomberg firm. and then in another firm starting in 2004. i won't read the list of memberships but i'll just highlight a few that i think bear upon his -- his work as a lawyer and his work -- the work that he will do as a judge. he's been a member of the pennsylvania trial lawyers, he