Matthew J. Szulik

Former Chairman of Red Hat, Szulik led several other technology companies, including Interleaf and MapInfo, for more than 20 years. He has also held the titles of chief executive officer and president...

Max D Hopper

Pioneer of the first airline passenger reservation system, Hopper was recognized as the "father of airline automation in travel agencies." He founded the consulting firm Max D. Hopper Associates, specializing in strategic...

Stanley (Stan) T. Myers

Former President and CEO of SEMI (Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International), Myers served in that role from 1996 until stepping back from executive leadership in 2011. On January 11, 2012, he was...

Charles (Chuck) Harwood

CEO of Signetics, a Corning subsidiary and one of the largest integrated-circuit manufacturers in the world, Harwood led the company as sales grew from $35 million to $720 million during his tenure...

Ed Colligan

Leader of the marketing campaign that launched the Palm family of PDAs and smartphones, Colligan later served as president and CEO of both Handspring and Palm, Inc. He also worked at the private...

Peter C. Patton

Responsible for the development of the Intranet and Internet programs at the University of Pennsylvania, Patton has had over 50 years of experience in the computer industry, with involvement in computer hardware...

Hong-Jiang Zhang

A leader in establishing Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) into a world-class basic research center in computer science, Zhang has been a prominent researcher in media computing, more specifically in video and image...

Moshe Yanai

Leader of the development of the EMC Symmetrix enterprise storage array, the flagship product of EMC Corporation in the 1990s, Yanai is considered one of the most influential contributors in the history...

Larry Cohn

Experienced in creating businesses focused on implementing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, Cohn has spent over twenty-five years helping organizations integrate varied systems and enable seamless transactions and production. He holds a...

Josephine M. Cheng

Developer of IBM's database technology for the web, allowing people to access huge amounts of data via the Internet previously accessible only through proprietary systems, Cheng has been an IBM Fellow (2000)...

Matti Makkonen

Known as the father of SMS (Short Message Service) — i.e., text messaging — Makkonen was an engineer in the field of Mobile Communications. Born in Suomussalmi, Finland, he was employed (among...

Mark H. Kryder

Spearheader of the breakthroughs that increased hard-disk densities and accelerated their corresponding drop in price, Kryder is also author of "Kryder's Law," in which he pointed out that if scaling magnetic recording...

Paul M. Horn

Pioneer in the use of copper and self-assembly in chip manufacturing and contributor to pervasive computing, Horn is an American computer scientist and solid state physicist. He spent 28 years with IBM...

Robert B. Palmer

Member of the founding team at Mostek, where he pioneered the use of ion implantation technology for the manufacture of MOS circuits, Palmer is also known as the last Chairman and Chief...

L. John Rankine

Recognized for advancing international standardization in information technology, Rankine received the Steinmetz Medal in 1997 for this achievement. A graduate of the University of Glasgow with the engineering qualifications of B.Sc. (Eng),...

Ralph Edward Gomory

Credited with many fundamental contributions to advanced technology — including the single-transistor memory cell, high-density storage devices, silicon processing methods, and relational database theory — Gomory is an American applied mathematician and...

Victor R. Basili

Recognized for measuring, evaluating, and improving the software development process, Basili has served as an Emeritus Professor at the Department of Computer Science and the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, both at...

John Aris

Part of the original team that built the LEO computer, Aris later served as Director of the National Computing Centre (NCC) 1985–90, where he championed the importance and the skills of computer...

Jerrier A. Haddad

Charged with the complete technical and executive responsibility for the IBM 701 development and design program, Haddad led the effort that featured the first magnetic tape storage system. The technical responsibility included...

William (Bill) L. Schrader

Co-founder of the world's first commercial Internet Service Provider, Schrader partnered with Martin L. Schoffstall to launch PSINet in 1989, initially funding the company using credit cards and by selling his family...