Avadis Tevanian

Avadis Tevanian

Avadis "Avie" Tevanian is a former Senior Vice President of Software Engineering at Apple Computer from 1997 to 2003, and a former Chief Software Technology Officer from 2003 to 2006. He is a member of the board of embedded software tools company Green Hills Software. Tevanian was responsible for setting company-wide software technology direction at Apple.

Originally from Maine [cite web | url=http://www.rochester.edu/pr/Review/V60N2/gazette.html | title=Polishing Apple | work=Rochester Review V60 N2 | publisher=University of Rochester | date=1997 | accessdate=2007-04-25] , Avie Tevanian received his B.A. in Mathematics from the University of Rochester, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University. Tevanian, an American of Armenian descent, [cite web | url=http://www.armeniansofmaine.com/history.htm | title=A Brief History of Portland's Armenian Settlement | work=Armenian Cultural Association of Maine History | first=Anthony | last=Mezoian | publisher=Armenians of Maine | date=2006 | accessdate=2007-02-15] was an important figure in the development of the Mach kernel while at Carnegie Mellon; he later worked for NeXT Computer and later at Apple, both times brought over by Steve Jobs. At Apple, he was the primary figure in the development of Mac OS X. In the Microsoft antitrust trial, he was a witness for the Department of Justice, testifying against Microsoft. [ cite web|url=http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.11/microsoft_pr.html |title=The Truth, The Whole Truth, and Nothing But The Truth |accessdate=2008-10-05 |last=Heilemann |first=John |date=November 2000 |work=Wired |publisher=Condé Nast Publications ]

Tevanian left Apple on March 31, 2006. [cite web | url=http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=3821 | title=Adios Avie | work=The Tech Chronicles | first=Alan | last=Saracevic | publisher=SFGate | date=2006-03-27 | accessdate=2006-11-19] In May 2006, it was announced that Tevanian had joined the board of Tellme Networks. [cite web | url=http://news.com.com/Former+Apple+exec+joins+Tellme+board/2100-1039_3-6069291.html | title=Former Apple exec joins Tellme board | publisher=CNet | first=Ina | last=Fried | date=2006-05-07 | accessdate=2006-11-19] [cite web | url=http://www.tellme.com/teamboard.html | title=Leadership Team | publisher=Tellme Networks, Inc. | accessdate=2006-11-19]

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