Alan Shugart

Alan Shugart
BornSeptember 27, 1930
Los Angeles, California, US
DiedDecember 12, 2006(2006-12-12) (aged 76)
Monterey, California, US
Alma materUniversity of Redlands (B.S., 1951) [1]
Occupation(s)Engineer and entrepreneur
Known forDisk storage pioneer
Founder of Shugart Associates and Seagate Technology
TitleCEO of Seagate Technology
SuccessorStephen J. Luczo

Alan Field Shugart (September 27, 1930 – December 12, 2006) was an American engineer, entrepreneur and business executive whose career defined the modern computer disk drive industry.[2]

  1. ^ "Alan F. Shugart 2005 Fellow". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  2. ^ Markoff, John (December 15, 2006). "Disk drive pioneer Al Shugart dies". New York Times. Retrieved September 28, 2007.