Tim O'Reilly is the founder of O'Reilly Media and a supporter of the free software and open source movements. Born in County Cork, Ireland, O'Reilly moved to California with his family six weeks after he was born. O'Reilly was initially interested in literature upon entering college, yet after graduating from Harvard College in 1975 with a B.A. cum laude in Classics, he became involved in the field of computer user manuals. He defines his company not as a book or online publisher, nor as a conference producer , but as a technology transfer company, "changing the world by spreading the... knowledge of innovators." O'Reilly serves on the boards of directors of two companies, CollabNet and MySQL AB, and served on the board of Macromedia until its 2005 merger with Adobe Systems. He also serves on the board of directors for the public-service organization Code for America. In February 2012 he joined the UC Berkeley School of Information Advisory Board.
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| Birthdate: | June 6, 1954 |
| Birthplace: | Cork |
| Age: | 57 |
| Education: | Harvard College |
| Also known as: | Timothy F. O'Reilly, Tadhg Ó Raghallaigh, Timothy O'Reilly |