James Whittaker Biography
James Whittaker’s career spans academia, start-ups and top tech companies and starts in 1986 as the first computer science graduate hired by the FBI. After that, he freelanced his way through graduate school at the University of Tennessee working for IBM, Ericsson, SAP, and Cisco. Whittaker then joined the faculty at Florida Tech where he was promoted to full professor and built a research startup that was acquired by Raytheon.
Whittaker’s first stint at Microsoft was as an individual contributor on Windows and Visual Studio. He then joined Google to lead teams on Chrome, Maps, and Google+. In 2012 Whittaker rejoined Microsoft to lead ML efforts on Bing and Cortana; Whittaker’s storytelling gift landed him Microsoft’s first Distinguished Technical Evangelist title. In 2019, he retired to focus on in-person experiences through his brewery and taproom empire on the eastside of Seattle. He uses his remaining tech game collaborating with young founders and serving on boards of interesting companies.
Whittaker is known for being a creative and passionate leader and sought-after speaker and author. Of his eight books, two have been Jolt Award finalists and two are best-sellers. His beer taste tends toward complex and malty. Follow him on Twitter @docjamesw and join him for a beer at one of his breweries.
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James Whittaker is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book James Whittaker for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. James Whittaker generally travels from Seattle, WA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are R "Ray" Wang, Nicole Yeary, Ray Kurzweil, Danielle Krettek and Moran Cerf. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling James Whittaker for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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