Bob Young (businessman)

1984

He received a Bachelor of Arts from Victoria College at the University of Toronto. ==Career== Prior to Red Hat, Young built a couple of computer rental and leasing businesses, including founding Vernon Computer Rentals in 1984.

1993

in 1993. Marc Ewing and Young co-founded open-source software company Red Hat.

1994

Marc Ewing and Young's partnership started in 1994 when ACC acquired the Red Hat trademarks from Ewing.

He continues to serve on its board as Chairman. Young also co-founded Linux Journal in 1994, and in 2003, he purchased the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. Young focuses his philanthropic efforts on access to information and advancement of knowledge.

1995

In early 1995, ACC changed its name to Red Hat Software, which has subsequently been shortened to simply Red Hat, Inc.

1999

Young served as Red Hat's CEO until 1999. In 2002, Young founded Lulu.com, a print-on-demand, self-publishing company, and served as CEO.

In 1999, he co-founded The Center for the Public Domain.

2002

Young served as Red Hat's CEO until 1999. In 2002, Young founded Lulu.com, a print-on-demand, self-publishing company, and served as CEO.

2003

He continues to serve on its board as Chairman. Young also co-founded Linux Journal in 1994, and in 2003, he purchased the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. Young focuses his philanthropic efforts on access to information and advancement of knowledge.

2006

In 2006, Young established the Lulu Blooker Prize, a book prize for books that began as blogs.

2015

He launched the prize partly as a means to promote Lulu. Young served as CEO of PrecisionHawk, a commercial drone technology company, from 2015 to 2017.

Prior to being named PrecisionHawk's CEO in 2015, he was an early investor in the company.

2017

He launched the prize partly as a means to promote Lulu. Young served as CEO of PrecisionHawk, a commercial drone technology company, from 2015 to 2017.

2019

Red Hat was a member of the S&P 500 Index before being purchased by IBM on July 9, 2019.




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