Brewster Kahle

Brewster Kahle
Kahle in 2009
Born	(1960-10-22) October 22, 1960 (age 56) New York City, New York, U.S.
Residence	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS)
Occupation	Digital librarian Computer engineer Internet entrepreneur
Employer	Internet Archive, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Known for	Development of WAIS Co-founder of Alexa Internet Founder of Internet Archive
Spouse(s)	Mary Austin
Children	Caslon and Logan
Brewster Kahle introducing himself recorded April 2015

Brewster Kahle (/ˈkeɪl/ KAYL; born October 22, 1960) is an American computer engineer, Internet entrepreneur, internet activist, advocate of universal access to all knowledge, and digital librarian. He is the founder of the Internet Archive, the Internet Archive Federal Credit Union, Alexa and Thinking Machines and a member of the Internet Hall of Fame.

Kahle grew up in Scarsdale, New York, and went to Scarsdale High School. His father was a mechanical engineer. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science in computer science and engineering, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. The emphasis of his studies was artificial intelligence; he studied under Marvin Minsky and W. Daniel Hillis.