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Wes Boyd
Wes Boyd (born c.1960) is an American software developer and political organizer. In 1987, he and his wife Joan Blades co-founded Berkeley Systems, a San Francisco Bay area software company. After selling the company in 1997, Boyd and Blades went on to found the liberal political group MoveOn.org in 1998.
He was born in 1960. Native to Berkeley, California, he was active with computers at age 14, then later dropped out of college to pursue his interest in software design.
He was a programmer at the University of California Berkeley for several years. Afterwards, he created software for PC users who were visually impaired.
In 1987 he founded Berkeley Systems with Joan Blades, with Boyd serving as technical expert and CEO.
In 1990, he was Berkeley Systems president, and had been working with Marc Sutton on software to aid sight-impaired computer users. It was also selling mass-market Mac utilities.
In the early 1990s, Boyd's popular screen saver bundle had brought in several millions of dollars. By the end of the 1990s, he left that business, and became politically active.
By the late 1990s, the company employed 150 people and made around $30 million a year in sales.
He sold the company to CUC International for $25 million in 1997.
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Wes Boyd
Wes Boyd (born c.1960) is an American software developer and political organizer. In 1987, he and his wife Joan Blades co-founded Berkeley Systems, a San Francisco Bay area software company. After selling the company in 1997, Boyd and Blades went on to found the liberal political group MoveOn.org in 1998.
He was born in 1960. Native to Berkeley, California, he was active with computers at age 14, then later dropped out of college to pursue his interest in software design.
He was a programmer at the University of California Berkeley for several years. Afterwards, he created software for PC users who were visually impaired.
In 1987 he founded Berkeley Systems with Joan Blades, with Boyd serving as technical expert and CEO.
In 1990, he was Berkeley Systems president, and had been working with Marc Sutton on software to aid sight-impaired computer users. It was also selling mass-market Mac utilities.
In the early 1990s, Boyd's popular screen saver bundle had brought in several millions of dollars. By the end of the 1990s, he left that business, and became politically active.
By the late 1990s, the company employed 150 people and made around $30 million a year in sales.
He sold the company to CUC International for $25 million in 1997.