Bruce Gilliat

Bruce Gilliat
Born (1959-05-05) May 5, 1959 (age 65)
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Golden Gate University
OccupationInternet entrepreneur
Known forCo-founder of Alexa Internet
SpouseLeise Davis (m. 2006)

Bruce Gilliat (born May 5, 1959) is the co-founder and former chief executive officer of Alexa Internet.[1][2] A precursor to Alexa was the joint founding with Brewster Kahle of the first initial Internet Archive named the Wayback Machine in 1996.[3][4]

On April 1, 1996, Brewster Kahle and Bruce Gilliat founded a company called Alexa Internet. The company’s original vision was to develop advanced web navigation that would continually improve itself on the basis of user-generated data.

  1. ^ "Co-founder of Internet firm sells Mill Valley mansion". San Francisco Chronicle. March 7, 2010. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  2. ^ "Roll Your Own Google". Wired. December 13, 2005. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  3. ^ Bryant, Michael (April 22, 2021). "What is the Wayback Machine and Why is it Useful?". groovyPost. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  4. ^ Kyle, Terry. "Wayback Machine Alternative? Unlimited Site Rebuilds Here". Retrieved April 18, 2023.