Richard Yoo
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Richard Yoo is an American entrepreneur, the co-founder and former CEO of the popular web hosting company Rackspace
, and the founder and former CEO of web hosting company ServerBeach.
, Yoo graduated from Alief Hastings High School
in Houston and attended Trinity University
as a Pre-Med student in San Antonio, Texas. Although he didn't graduate from Trinity, he operates as an advisor to the university's computer science department.
Richard Yoo frequents the exclusive invite-only TED conference
in California.
From there, Richard Yoo continued his entrepreneurial endeavors and co-founded Rackspace Hosting
in 1998 and initially operated as its CEO.
In 2003, Yoo was recognized with San Antonio Business Journal’s Annual 40 Under 40 Award. The following year, he founded ServerBeach.
Today, Yoo is an active advisor for Inventables in Chicago, IL and is a mentor for I/O Ventures in San Francisco, CA.Additionally, he operates as a judge in the Rice University Business Plan Competition (RBPC), is a Houston Technology Center’s Emerging Technology Council member, and was a Chair for the Accessibility Internet Rally for Houston.
Rackspace
Rackspace US, Inc. is an IT hosting company based in San Antonio, Texas. The company also has offices in Australia, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands and Hong Kong, and data centers operating in Texas, Illinois, Virginia, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong in late 2008...
, and the founder and former CEO of web hosting company ServerBeach.
Personal Life and Education
Born in Houston, TexasHouston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
, Yoo graduated from Alief Hastings High School
Alief Hastings High School
Alief Hastings High School is a secondary school in the Alief neighborhood of Houston, Texas, United States. Originally named Alief Junior-Senior High School, the school's present location opened in 1972....
in Houston and attended Trinity University
Trinity University (Texas)
Trinity University is a private, independent, primarily undergraduate, university in San Antonio, Texas. Its campus is located in the Monte Vista Historic District and adjacent to Brackenridge Park....
as a Pre-Med student in San Antonio, Texas. Although he didn't graduate from Trinity, he operates as an advisor to the university's computer science department.
Richard Yoo frequents the exclusive invite-only TED conference
TED (conference)
TED is a global set of conferences owned by the private non-profit Sapling Foundation, formed to disseminate "ideas worth spreading"....
in California.
Career
Cymitar Network Systems was Yoo's first start-up. The small internet service provider was launched in 1996 and was run out of his garage apartment while attending college.From there, Richard Yoo continued his entrepreneurial endeavors and co-founded Rackspace Hosting
Rackspace
Rackspace US, Inc. is an IT hosting company based in San Antonio, Texas. The company also has offices in Australia, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands and Hong Kong, and data centers operating in Texas, Illinois, Virginia, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong in late 2008...
in 1998 and initially operated as its CEO.
In 2003, Yoo was recognized with San Antonio Business Journal’s Annual 40 Under 40 Award. The following year, he founded ServerBeach.
Today, Yoo is an active advisor for Inventables in Chicago, IL and is a mentor for I/O Ventures in San Francisco, CA.Additionally, he operates as a judge in the Rice University Business Plan Competition (RBPC), is a Houston Technology Center’s Emerging Technology Council member, and was a Chair for the Accessibility Internet Rally for Houston.