Background
Kahle grew up in Scarsdale, New York, and went to Scarsdale High School. His father was a mechanical engineer.
Internet company founder communications executive digital librarian
Kahle grew up in Scarsdale, New York, and went to Scarsdale High School. His father was a mechanical engineer.
Scarsdale High School
Scientist Thinking Machines Corporation, 1983—1992, inventor, project leader, 1989—1992. Founder Wide Area Information Servers Inc., Menlo Park, California, 1992, president, 1992—1995. Co-founder Alexa Internet, San Francisco, 1996, president, Chief Executive Officer, 1996—2002.
Co-founder Internet Archive, San Francisco, 1996, digital library, director, since 1996. Internet strategist American Online, 1995—1996. Member national digital strategy advisory board Library. of Congress, 2001.
Visiting scholar, School Library and Information Science University North Carolina, since 2006. Trustee Ourmedia, member advisory board. Board directors Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Co-founder Kahle/Austin Foundation. Fellow: American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member: National Academy Engineering.
Married Mary Austin; 1 child, Caslon.
