Red Hat CEO Tim Whitehurst doubles as a cloud computing evangelist and entrepreneur advisor
May 4, 2014
Grazed from Upstart. Author: Lauren K. Ohnesorge.
Tim Whitehurst, the CEO of open-source software developer Red Hat, is more than the guy who brought a tech giant to downtown Raleigh. He’s an entrepreneur-advising, cloud-computing evangelist who once aspired to be a pro football player. Whitehurst, a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education enthusiast, took the time to give us our own education into what makes him tick.
What led you to a career in technology?
I’ve always been interested in technology. My first job was when I was 16 and worked as a part-time computer programmer for a stockbroker in Columbus, Ga. I had been interested in computers for a couple of years at that point. In fact, I can remember that my prized possession was a Kaypro II with 64K RAM and dual floppies…
However, while I loved programming and was fascinated with computers and technology, I did not want to pursue programming as a career. My experience working with the stockbroker solidified my desire to go to college, obtain a computer science degree, and get my MBA…
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