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Philip Alexander Flournoy (born October 1, 1934) is an American physicist, investment manager, and entrepreneur. While noted for his work and patents in the areas of laser science and holography, he is also recognized for his advanced market timing algorithms and involvement in early days of personal computers.

Early Life and Family
Flournoy was born in Richmond, VA. He is the son of Philip Ivanhoe Flournoy and Agnes Wright Flournoy, and is the oldest of four siblings. He married Frances Lacy Saunders in 1957 and has two sons.

Education
Dr. Flournoy graduated from John Marshall High School in 1952, then proceeded to study Physics at the University of Richmond where he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in 1956. He continued on to the University of Virginia, where he received his PhD in Nuclear Physics in 1960.

Corporate Career and Patents
In 1960, Flournoy joined E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company as a Research Physicist, working in the Engineering Physics Laboratory at DuPont's Experimental Station in Wilmington, DE. Much of his early work with DuPont focused on advanced optics techniques including laser applications. During his tenure at the Experimental Station he was awarded patents in the areas of interferometry and applied laser techniques. He was also named Co-Inventor on a holography-related patent.

Flournoy went on to direct several divisions of engineers and scientists at other DuPont sites in Delaware, central Pennsylvania, and the Research Triangle Park in North Carolina. Much of his later work at DuPont involved advanced electronics applications.

Investment Management with Aerie, Inc.
After his career with DuPont, Flournoy parlayed a life-long interest in stock marketing analysis and timing into a second career as the founder and President of Aerie Mutual Fund Timing Service, Inc. He founded the company in 1985. Dr. Flournoy evolved and employed unique trading algorithms that generated consistently solid yearly returns for his clients regardless of overall market performance. The Aerie client base grew quickly to a manageable limit. Flournoy retired from Aerie in 1999 but maintains an active interest in market timing and investment strategies.

Additional Achievements and Interests
In 1978, anticipating that personal computing would soon become an affordable reality, Flournoy opened and operated one of the first Computerland franchise stores.