Christopher Ahlberg
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Christopher Ahlberg is a Swedish-born entrepreneur and computer scientist. He is currently the CEO and co-founder of Recorded Future
. Ahlberg is also an independent director of Hult International Business School, sits on the board of Swedish software corporation Apptus AB, and holds a board seat at the hedge fund Fina Technologies.
Before co-founding Recorded Future, Ahlberg was the president of the Spotfire
Division of Tibco, which he founded as an independent company in 1996. In 2007, Spotfire was acquired by Tibco for $195M in cash. Spotfire was founded based on his research on information visualization at the University of Maryland under the guidance of Ben Shneiderman
. Ahlberg earned his doctorate from Chalmers University of Technology
and has worked as a visiting researcher at the University of Maryland. He has lectured and consulted extensively for industry, academia, military, and intelligence communities as well as published and lectured on computer science, psychology, linguistics, biology, and chemistry. He has been granted two software patents, and has multiple patents pending. He was named among the World's Top 100 Young Innovators by MIT Technology Review and received the TR100
award in 2002. Christopher resides in the Boston area with his wife and two children.
Recorded Future
Recorded Future Inc. is a software company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, specializing in web intelligence and predictive analytics...
. Ahlberg is also an independent director of Hult International Business School, sits on the board of Swedish software corporation Apptus AB, and holds a board seat at the hedge fund Fina Technologies.
Before co-founding Recorded Future, Ahlberg was the president of the Spotfire
Spotfire
Spotfire was a business intelligence company based in Somerville, Massachusetts. It was bought by TIBCO in 2007.-History:Spotfire's origins trace back to the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory at the University of Maryland, College Park where, in the early 1990s, Christopher Ahlberg, a visiting...
Division of Tibco, which he founded as an independent company in 1996. In 2007, Spotfire was acquired by Tibco for $195M in cash. Spotfire was founded based on his research on information visualization at the University of Maryland under the guidance of Ben Shneiderman
Ben Shneiderman
Ben Shneiderman is an American computer scientist, and professor for Computer Science at the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory at the University of Maryland, College Park...
. Ahlberg earned his doctorate from Chalmers University of Technology
Chalmers University of Technology
Chalmers University of Technology , is a Swedish university located in Gothenburg that focuses on research and education in technology, natural science and architecture.-History:...
and has worked as a visiting researcher at the University of Maryland. He has lectured and consulted extensively for industry, academia, military, and intelligence communities as well as published and lectured on computer science, psychology, linguistics, biology, and chemistry. He has been granted two software patents, and has multiple patents pending. He was named among the World's Top 100 Young Innovators by MIT Technology Review and received the TR100
TR35
The TR35 is an annual list published by MIT Technology Review magazine, naming the world's top 35 innovators under the age of 35.Some of the most famous winners of the award include Larry Page and Sergey Brin , Linus Torvalds , Jerry Yang , Jonathan Ive , Mark Zuckerberg...
award in 2002. Christopher resides in the Boston area with his wife and two children.