Howard "The Professor" Lederer was born on 30 October 1964 in Concord is a professional poker player that holds two bracelets from the World Series of Poker.

Howard began playing chess at times during his teens and in college where he discovered his passion for poker, and was at 1994 tha he moved to Las Vegas where he became player on gambling tables of great value. As for his poker career highlights was winning two bracelets in the World Series of Poker in 2001 and 200.