AKA Vinton Gray Cerf

Born: 23-Jun-1943
Birthplace: New Haven, CT

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Scientist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Co-Designed Internet's TCP-IP protocol

Co-designed TCP-IP protocol.

Wife: Sigrid (m. Sep-1966)
Son: David
Son: Bennett
Brother: David
Brother: Douglas
Father: (d. 23-Jun-1971)

    High School: Van Nuys High School, Van Nuys, CA (1961)
    University: BS Mathematics, Stanford University (1965)
    University: MS Computer Science, UCLA (1970)
    University: PhD Computer Science, UCLA (1972)
    Professor: Stanford University

    Google VP and Chief Internet Evangelist (2005-)
    MCI Senior VP Internet Architecture (1994-2005)
    MCI VP of MCI Digital Information Services (1982-86)
    IBM Los Angeles, CA (1965-67)
    American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    American Association for the Advancement of Science
    Association for Computing Machinery Fellow
    ICANN Board Member
    IEEE Fellow 1988
    Electronic Privacy Information Center Advisory Board
    World Technology Network
    The Gallup Organization Senior Scientist
    National Academy of Engineering
    EFF Pioneer Award 1993
    National Medal of Technology 1997
    Library of Congress Living Legend 2000
    Charles Stark Draper Prize 2001
    Turing Award 2004
    Presidential Medal of Freedom 9-Nov-2005
    Japan Prize 2008
    French-Canadian Ancestry Maternal

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    BBS: The Documentary (24-May-2005) Himself

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