| University of California, San Diego, BA | 1990 |
| Cognitive Science |
Michael L. Robertson is the CEO of Ajax13 Inc. He is also a founder of CompareSoft, a leader in open-sourced based applications and Linspire, Inc., which releases a powerful, consumer-friendly operating system: Linspire. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of SIPphone.com, an industry leader in Internet-based telephony.
Robertson’s past ventures include his tenure as Founder, CEO, and Chairman of the Board at MP3.com. As the mastermind of MP3.com, Robertson established the largest collection of digital music in the world, amassing more than 1 million downloadable MP3 files.
Because of his innovative approach to the digital delivery, be it music, voice over the Internet, or software delivery, Robertson has been featured as a leader and an authority on digital distribution in various media outlets that include: ABC, CBS, NBC, Billboard, CNN, MTV, Wired, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, SonicNet, San Jose Mercury News, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Rolling Stone, New York Times, National Public Radio, Fortune, BusinessWeek, Linux Journal, Business 2.0, and more.
While an undergraduate, he completed an independent study with renowned Cognitive Scientist Donald Norman. He also interned at the San Diego Supercomputer Center located on the campus of UCSD, which helped solidify his understanding of the Internet and how powerfully it would impact the future of business.
