Rob Glaser

Rob Glaser
Born
Robert Denis Glaser[1]

January 16, 1962 (1962-01-16) (age 62)
New York City, New York, U.S.[1]
Alma materYale University
Occupation(s)business executive - founder and CEO of RealNetworks
Spouse(s)Sarah Block (second marriage, m. 2000)[1]
Cori Durant
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(m. 2004)​
[2]

Robert Denis Glaser (born January 16, 1962, in New York City, New York[1]) is the founder of RealNetworks, which produces RealAudio, RealVideo, RealPlayer, and Helix, among other products and services. Before founding RealNetworks, he worked for Microsoft for ten years.[3]

Glaser, while chief executive of RealNetworks, clashed repeatedly with Tony Fadell, widely known as the Godfather of the iPhone and iPod, who then left the company after 6 weeks and went on to founding the products for Apple.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d "'Rob Glaser' in "NNDB tracking the entire world"". Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  2. ^ "Dave and Friends: Rob Glaser wedding reception". Retrieved September 23, 2009.
  3. ^ Lee, Allen (2019-06-23). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Rob Glaser". Money Inc. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  4. ^ "Godfather of iPod Severs Final Ties With Apple". The New York Times. March 29, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-30.