Jeffrey Skoll

The first employee and first President of internet auction firm eBay, Skoll is a Canadian-born engineer and internet entrepreneur living in Los Angeles, California, with an estimated net worth of $US 3.2...

John Perry Barlow

Co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Barlow was an American poet, essayist, cyber-libertarian political activist, and former lyricist for the Grateful Dead. He was a retired Wyoming cattle rancher who was associated...

Jeffrey (Jeff) Scott Raikes

Senior executive at Microsoft and CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Raikes is credited with driving much of Microsoft's early work in business applications. He joined Microsoft in 1981 as...

Arthur Dehon Little

Founder of the consulting company Arthur D. Little, which played key roles in the development of the word processor and much more, Little was an American chemist and chemical engineer born in...

John E. Kelly, III

Founder of IBM's Semiconductor Research and Development Center in 1996, Kelly set the pace in IBM's semiconductor technology development, unveiling back-end-of-the-line copper interconnect technology ahead of the industry and introducing the transition...

Ron Johnson

Pioneer of the Apple Retail Stores and the Genius Bar, Johnson is an American businessman who served as Senior Vice President of Retail Operations at Apple Inc. from January 2000 to November...

Chad Meredith Hurley

Co-founder and former CEO of the popular video sharing website YouTube, Hurley is also known for co-founding MixBit. In June 2006, he was voted 28th on Business 2.0's "50 People Who Matter...

Jacob (Jack) Goldman

Creator of the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, Goldman established one of the most influential research institutions in the history of modern computing. An American physicist and former Chief Scientist, Chief Technical...

Hiroshi Yamamoto

IBM Distinguished Engineer who expanded horizontal industry skills in the electronics industry, Yamamoto has served as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the Global Electronics Industry, with responsibilities covering all electronics customers at...

Fletcher R. Jones

Co-founder of Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), which became the largest software company in the United States, Jones was an American businessman and computer pioneer who also owned thoroughbred racehorses. Jones was born...

R. Blair Smith

Head of the IBM project that developed the first airline reservation system (SABRE) for American Airlines, R. Blair Smith also served as Manager of Market Analysis and field testing for all proposed...

Gary Morgenthaler

Builder of the high-speed interface for TYMCOM-10 and TYMNET network—"the Internet before the Internet"—Morgenthaler has a national reputation as a successful executive in the software industry and has emphasized investments in information...

Virginia (Ginni) Marie Rometty

The first woman to serve as Chairman and CEO of IBM, Rometty held the positions of Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of IBM. She was appointed President and CEO effective January...

Shigeru (Steve) Nakayama

Key player in introducing U.S. semiconductor equipment technology to Japan, Nakayama has made lasting contributions to the international semiconductor industry. Born in Chicago, he grew up in Palo Alto, CA, where he attended...

Peter Karmanos, Jr.

Co-founder of Compuware, a worldwide leader in software technology, Karmanos launched the company in 1973 with two partners, Thomas Thewes and Allen Cutting. Born into a Greek immigrant family, he graduated from...

Armas (Mike) Clifford Markkula

Angel investor and second CEO of Apple Computer, Markkula provided early critical funding and managerial support to the company. He was introduced to Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak when they were looking...

Paul Vincent Galvin

Co-founder of Motorola, Galvin helped establish one of the world's leading telecommunications companies. Founded as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation on September 25, 1928, Motorola became a leader in communications equipment. Galvin was born...

John R. Opel

Responsible for obtaining a contract with Microsoft to create an operating system for IBM's first personal computer, Opel transformed the trajectory of the PC industry through a pivotal business relationship. A U.S. computer...

Andrew Mason

Developer of Groupon, a website that sells deals to local businesses, Mason grew up in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, and graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School in 1999. He...

David (Dave) A. Duffield

Co-founder of PeopleSoft, where PeopleSoft V1 (late 1980s) was the first fully integrated, robust client–server HRMS application suite, Duffield is an American businessman in the software industry. He has also served as...