Steve Wood (entrepreneur)
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Steve Wood is an American
technology-industry programmer
, manager, and investor
best known as an early Microsoft
employee.
Wood graduated with a BS
from Case Western Reserve University
and an MSEE
from Stanford
.
He was Employee No. 6 at Microsoft, but in 1980 one of the first original employees to leave, after his wife Marla Wood
, then a bookkeeper, organized the non-exempt employees and filed an overtime pay dispute (later settled) against the company. He remained close to Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen
and they joined together in various technology ventures. Wood held jobs with Asymetrix
, Starwave
, Interval Research, McCaw Cellular and Notable Technologies.
In 1996 Wood co-founded Wireless Services Corporation (now SinglePoint
), which provides mobile messaging, and led it as President and CEO until 2004, and remains as Chairman. He also was President and CEO of Dategrity Corporation and he remains active on technology company boards and industry promotion groups.
He and his wife Marla have two children and live in Sammamish, Washington
. The Woods' combined personal net worth is estimated at $15 million.
United States
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technology-industry programmer
Programmer
A programmer, computer programmer or coder is someone who writes computer software. The term computer programmer can refer to a specialist in one area of computer programming or to a generalist who writes code for many kinds of software. One who practices or professes a formal approach to...
, manager, and investor
Investor
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best known as an early Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
employee.
Wood graduated with a BS
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
from Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA...
and an MSEE
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
from Stanford
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
.
He was Employee No. 6 at Microsoft, but in 1980 one of the first original employees to leave, after his wife Marla Wood
Marla Wood
Marla Wood worked as an administrative assistant and bookkeeper for Microsoft, and was one of the company's first 12 employees. She organized the non-exempt employees at Microsoft and filed an overtime pay dispute, which was later settled...
, then a bookkeeper, organized the non-exempt employees and filed an overtime pay dispute (later settled) against the company. He remained close to Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen
Paul Allen
Paul Gardner Allen is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. Allen co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates...
and they joined together in various technology ventures. Wood held jobs with Asymetrix
Asymetrix
Asymetrix was a US computer software company. The company was founded by Microsoft founder Paul Allen in 1984, and produced a number of software products covering web, presentation, and e-learning markets. In 2004 it became part of SumTotal Systems.Asymetrix headquarters were in Bellevue,...
, Starwave
Starwave
Starwave was a Seattle, Washington based software and website company, founded in 1993 by Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft. The company produced many original CD-ROM titles, including disks for Clint Eastwood, Sting, and Peter Gabriel...
, Interval Research, McCaw Cellular and Notable Technologies.
In 1996 Wood co-founded Wireless Services Corporation (now SinglePoint
SinglePoint
SinglePoint is a piece of address management software from Aligned Assets. Its primary function is to act as a search engine that allows the user to search a central address database by entering search terms.- Product History :...
), which provides mobile messaging, and led it as President and CEO until 2004, and remains as Chairman. He also was President and CEO of Dategrity Corporation and he remains active on technology company boards and industry promotion groups.
He and his wife Marla have two children and live in Sammamish, Washington
Sammamish, Washington
-Surrounding cities and communities:-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 34,104 people, 11,131 households, and 9,650 families residing in the city. In 2007, the population is expected to pass 40,000....
. The Woods' combined personal net worth is estimated at $15 million.