Ian McPhee (computer scientist)
Ian McPhee | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | computer scientist |
Ian McPhee is a Canadian computer scientist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.[1][2] He earned a Bachelor of Mathematics in 1973, and his Masters of Mathematics in 1979.
When McPhee was an undergraduate at the University of Waterloo he was a protege of influential professor Wes Graham.[2] Graham assigned McPhee to work on Watfor, a Fortran compiler optimized for efficiently compiling the typical student program. McPhee continued to work for Graham, until 1981 when he co-founded Watcom with other associates of Graham. Watcom is characterized as the first spin-off company to come from Waterloo.
McPhee became Watcom's President, in 1986.[2][3]
McPhee became an executive at Sybase when it acquired Watcom.[2]
In 1995 McPhee became the first recipient of the annual J.W. Graham Medal, named after his mentor.[2][4] Later he would chair the medal's annual selection committee.
McPhee would serve as an executive or director of several more successful software companies, currently being a director at NexJ Systems Inc.[2] He is also a member of the University of Waterloo's Board of Governors, as well as making notable donations.
References
- ^ "nexj systems inc (NXJ:Toronto)". Bloomberg Business Week. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- ^ a b c d e f "Ian McPhee (BMath '73, MMath '79)". University of Waterloo. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- ^ Ian McPhee, President, Watcom International Corporation, University of Waterloo Faculty of Mathematics, 1995 recipient of the J.W. Graham Medal. https://uwaterloo.ca/math/people-profiles/ian-mcphee
- ^ "Recipients of the J.W. Graham Medal in Computing & Innovation". University of Waterloo. Retrieved 2015-09-25.