John Lilly (computer scientist)
John Lilly | |
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Occupation(s) | Board Chair, Code for America[1][2] Lecturer in Management, Stanford University[3] |
Known for | Mozilla Corp. CEO (2008–2010) Venture capitalism |
John Lilly is a
Career
Reactivity
Lilly co-founded[5] and served the CTO for Reactivity,[6] a start-up focused on consulting on technically difficult websites and incubating new companies.[6] Cisco Systems bought Reactivity in 2007 for $135 million.[7]
Mozilla
Lilly was the
Chief Operating Officer, succeeded Mitchell Baker as CEO in January 2008.[9]
In May 2010, Lilly announced he would step down as CEO.[9] Lilly was succeeded by Gary Kovacs on November 8, 2010.[10] Lilly left Mozilla's board of directors in March 2014, reportedly over the appointment of Brendan Eich as CEO.[11]
Venture capital
Lilly joined the venture capital firm
Dropbox,[12] Tumblr,[12] Quip,[13] and MessageMe.[14] Lilly left the firm in January 2019 to dedicate himself more to activism, explaining "it’s crystal clear that 2019 & 2020 are crucially important years — certainly the most important time in a generation, but maybe much longer than that."[15]
References
- ^ Fried, Ina. "Code for America names new CEO". Axios. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ America, Code for. "Board members". Code for America. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ a b "John O. Lilly". Stanford Graduate School of Business. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Rosoff, Matt. "A top investor nails why Microsoft is getting more respect in Silicon Valley these days". Business Insider. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-7432-1212-0. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-446-55847-1.
- ^ Nguyen, Tuan (February 21, 2007). "Cisco Buys Reactivity Inc. for $135 Million". Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- ISBN 978-1-137-30570-1. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ a b Lawson, Stephen (11 May 2010). "Mozilla CEO John Lilly plans to step down". Computerworld. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Dignan, Larry. "Mozilla names Gary Kovacs as chief exec". ZDNet. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Lowensohn, Josh (28 March 2014). "Half of Mozilla's board reportedly resign over new CEO choice". The Verge. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ a b c Carr, Austin (4 June 2012). "Investment Hunting With Greylock Partner, Instagram Backer John Lilly". Fast Company. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Mehta, Stephanie (22 April 2016). "A Top Silicon Valley V.C. Explains Why Slack Drives Him Crazy". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Ludwig, Sean (17 May 2013). "MessageMe nabs $10M from Greylock, Google, & others to take on WhatsApp". VentureBeat. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Schleifer, Theodore (18 January 2019). "The investment firm famous for its early bet on Facebook has been losing top talent". Vox. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
Further reading
- "Mitchell's Blog". Mozillazine. Archived from the original on 2008-01-12.
- Markoff, John (8 January 2008). "Mozilla Names New Chief, but Reaffirms Open-Source Commitment". The New York Times.
- "Q & A with John Lilly, CEO of Mozilla Corp". Physorg. Archived from the original on 2008-12-01.
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