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Seattle Startup Week Keynote – ROB GLASER // Seattle Startup Week, Oct. 23
October 23, 2014 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Seattle Startup Week Keynote – ROB GLASER // Seattle Startup Week
When: Thursday, October 23, 2014 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: Startup Hall, 1100 NE Campus Pkwy #200, Seattle
What: Rob Glaser, founder, chairman and interim CEO of RealNetworks, Inc. (Real)
Rob is an Internet, technology and media pioneer. Under Rob’s direction, Real introduced the groundbreaking RealAudio®, followed by RealVideo® and RealPlayer® Cloud.
Rob founded Real in 1994 and served as CEO until January 2010. During that time, Rob successfully steered the company through its initial public offering. In July 2012, Rob returned to Real as interim CEO, and was made permanent CEO in July 2014, to help lead the company through its next period of transformation and innovation.
Prior to RealNetworks, Rob spent 10 years at Microsoft in a number of roles, including vice president of Multimedia and Consumer Systems. Under his guidance, Rob’s team set the engineering standard for integrating multimedia hardware and software into PCs.
Rob has served on several non-profit boards and committees, including an appointment by President Clinton to the Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters.
Rob is a graduate of Yale University, with a Master of Arts in economics and a Bachelor of Science in computer science.
How Much: Free
How: Register here.
