Matthew Szulik, chairman, CEO and president of Raleigh-based software company Red Hat, will speak on “Leadership in the Technological Environment” at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 12 in Whitley Auditorium on campus. Details...
The event is the first of three scheduled for the Leadership Lecture Series for Winter Term 2005.
Matthew Szulik has positioned Linux software provider Red Hat to be the defining technology company of the 21st century. He has been a leading software executive for more than 20 years and has become one of the most visible proponents of the open-source movement – the concept of distributing computer software in which the source code is freely available for others to view, amend and adapt.
Since joining Red Hat in 1998, Szulik has led the company through successful public stock offerings in 1999 and 2000 and has helped Red Hat develop global partnerships with Oracle, IBM, Dell, Intel and HP to deliver open-source technology.
Szulik is passionate about improving the educational opportunities for students worldwide through open source, and he is a spokesperson to industry, government and education leaders on open-source computing. He was recognized by CIO Magazine in 2002 with its 20/20 Vision Award, which honors outstanding creators, marketers and practitioners of information technology.
The program is free and open to the public.