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Doug Engelbart1

Founder Emeritus Dr. Douglas C. Engelbart has an unparalleled 50-year track record in predicting, designing, and implementing the future of organizational computing. From his early vision of turning organizations into augmented knowledge workshops, he went on to pioneer what is now known as collaborative hypermedia, knowledge management, community networking, and organizational transformation. 1a

Well-known technological firsts include the mouse, display editing, windows, cross-file editing, outline processing, hypermedia, and groupware. Integrated prototypes were in full operation under the NLS system, as early as 1968. In the last decade of its continued evolution, thousands of users have benefited from its unique team support capabilities. 1b

After 20 years directing his own lab at SRI, and 11 years as senior scientist, first at Tymshare, and then at McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Engelbart founded the Bootstrap Institute (now the Doug Engelbart Institute*), where he worked closely with industry and government stakeholders to launch a collaborative implementation of his work for over a decade.1c

Engelbart has received numerous awards for outstanding lifetime achievement and ingenuity, including the National Medal of Technology, the Lemelson-MIT Prize, and ACM's 1997 A.M. Turing Award. His life's work, with his "big-picture" vision and persistent pioneering breakthroughs, has made a significant impact on the past, present, and future of personal, interpersonal, and organizational computing.1d

• See also Doug Engelbart Bio, Patents, Awards, Curriculum Vitae, five-page biographical sketch A Lifetime Pursuit, Bibliography, and Press pages.
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Christina Engelbart2

Co-Founder and Executive Director Christina Engelbart got her start in 1978 as an East Coast field representative for early customers of her father's NLS/Augment system, and helped spec the user interface for Augment's hyper-email program. She later joined forces with her father as co-Founder and Associate Director of Bootstrap Institute (DEI precursor*), working closely with Doug for over a decade on all aspects of his visionary work. She has also worked in regional retail operations and local economic development. Christina has a BA in Cultural Anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley, with a special focus on applied anthropology and organizational behavior. She is experienced in business management, operations, marketing communications, customer service, community building, program management, webmastery, computer systems design, knowledge management, groupware, and continuous improvement.2a

• See Christina's Profile, Bio and Resume for more details.
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