Brian McClendon | |
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| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Beth Ellyn McClendon |
| Education | University of Kansas, Lawrence (BS) |
Brian A McClendon (born 1964) is an American software executive, engineer, and inventor.[1] He was a co-founder and angel investor in Keyhole, Inc., a geospatial data visualization company that was purchased by Google in 2004[2][3] to produce Google Earth. Keyhole itself was spun off from another company called Intrinsic Graphics, of which McClendon was also a co-founder. McClendon was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2015 for strategic, technical, and managerial leadership resulting in widespread accurate and useful geographic information.
- ^ Fisher, Adam (December 11, 2013). "Google's Road Map to Global Domination". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "Google Acquires Keyhole Corp" (Press release). Mountain View, California. October 27, 2004. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ "Google Buys Digital Mapping Company". PC World. October 27, 2004. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2010.