Courtesy of Rob Glaser
Curiosity Expert: Rob Glaser
Founder and Chairman, RealNetworks; Founder and Chairman, Sidecar
Rob Glaser has played an integral role in the transformation of the Internet into the next great mass medium. He founded RealNetworks in 1994 and served as Real's CEO from February 1994 through January 2010, leading the company from scratch to a public offering in 1997 and over $500 Million in annual revenue by 2008. Prior to founding RealNetworks, Mr. Glaser worked for Microsoft for 10 years in a number of executive positions, including Vice President of Multimedia and Consumer Systems. In addition to co-founding Sidecar, in May of 2010, Mr. Glaser also became a Venture Partner with Accel Partners with a focus on digital, mobile, and social media.
In addition to his commercial endeavors, Mr. Glaser is active in civic and philanthropic matters. In 1993, he founded The Glaser Progress Foundation which has made over $25 Million in grants focused on 4 program areas: Measuring Progress, Animal Advocacy, Independent Media, and Treatment and Prevention of Global HIV/AIDS.
Follow him on Twitter: @RobGlaser
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