Background
McChesney, P. Brooks was born on January 27, 1948 in Palo Alto, California, United States. Son of Francis William and Jean (Coghlan) McChesney.
McChesney, P. Brooks was born on January 27, 1948 in Palo Alto, California, United States. Son of Francis William and Jean (Coghlan) McChesney.
Bachelor of Arts in political science with distinction, Stanford (California) U., 1970; Bachelor of Arts in history with distinction, Stanford (California) U., 1970; Juris Doctor, Cornell Univercity, 1973.
Associate, Cotton Selignan & Ray, San Francisco, 1973-1977; group counsel, Saga Corporation, Menlo Park, California, 1977-1982; executive vice president general counsel, Businessland, San Jose, California, 1982-1994; president, chief operating officer, founder, Hands on Technology, Palo Alto, California, 1991-1994; executive vice president, chief operating officer, IVN Communications, San Ramon, California, 1994-1996; president, Chief Executive Officer, Colossal Pictures, San Francisco, since 1996. Consultant Adaptive Media, Sunnyvale, California, since 1996, Open Minded Solutions, San Jose, California, since 1996, Electric Minds, San Francisco, since 1996.
Advisory board San Jose Software Business Center, San Jose, since 1996, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Technology Center, Sunnyvale, California, since 1996. Member American Bar Association, California Bar Association.
Married Paula J. Wichell. 1 child, Heather.