| Rob Glaser | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 16, 1962 |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation | business executive - founder and CEO of RealNetworks |
| Religious beliefs | Jewish[citation needed] |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Block (wife #2, m. 2000)[1] Unknown (m. 2004)[2] |
Rob Glaser (born January 16, 1962)[1] is the founder of RealNetworks (1994) which produced RealAudio, RealVideo, RealPlayer, and Helix, among other products and services. Before founding RealNetworks, he had become a millionaire by working for Microsoft for ten years.
Glaser is a graduate of Yale University with an MA degree in Economics and a BS degree in Computer Science.
Glaser was the 22nd largest individual donor to 527 groups in the 2004 US election, donating over $2.2 million to pro-Democratic organizations.[3] He was the leading creditor to Air America Radio, loaning at least $9.8 million according to its bankruptcy filing. (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1013062airamerica1.html)
External links
- No. 41 Rob Glaser: Bit Streamer - Time Digital Top 50 (1999)[4]
- Rob Glaser, Moving Target - interview by Randall Rothenberg writing for Wired Magazine (August, 1999)
- RealNetwork's CEO Rob Glaser - interview by Lance Ulanoff writing for PC Magazine (April 21, 2003)
- Can Glaser and Jobs find harmony? - interview by John Borland writing for c/net news.com (August 17, 2004)
- Free Fall Radio: Air America Goes Bankrupt - Page 3 of the Chapter 11 filing from The Smoking Gun (13 October 2006)
- Rethinkng Mobile Data Plans - On the Hot Seat with Rob Glaser - interview by Sue Marek for FierceMobileContent (December 18, 2007)
- Big Audio Dynamite - biographical interview with Steve Homer in the Independent Newspaper (7 Feb 2000)
References
- ^ a b "'Rob Glaser' in "NNDB tracking the entire world"". http://www.nndb.com/people/547/000044415/. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- ^ "Dave and Friends: Rob Glaser wedding reception". http://www.dmbalmanac.com/TourShowSet.aspx?id=453056220. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
- ^ ""Top Individual Contributors to 527 Committees, 2004 Election Cycle"". 2004. http://www.opensecrets.org/527s/527indivs.asp?cycle=2004. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- ^ "Time Digital Top 50 (1999)". Time magazine. 1999. http://www.time.com/time/digital/digital50/41.html. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
 |
This United States biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
