Alan C. Ashton

Alan Ashton
Born (1942-05-07) May 7, 1942 (age 82)
Alma materUniversity of Utah
Known forWordPerfect
SpouseKaren Jackman Ashton
Children11
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science
bioinformatics
InstitutionsWordPerfect Corporation
Novell

Alan C. Ashton (born May 7, 1942) is the co-founder of WordPerfect Corporation and a former professor at Brigham Young University (BYU). Ashton worked for a time with Novell after the company bought WordPerfect, and subsequently founded Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah.