Mike Devlin (entrepreneur) explained

Mike Devlin is an U.S. based entrepreneur who co-founded Rational Software Corporation, a software development company based in Lexington, Massachusetts.^[1]

Devlin graduated from the United States Air Force Academy 1977 after studying electrical engineering and computer science. He completed a M.S. in computer science at Stanford University the following year.

As CEO of Rational, Devlin oversaw the acquisition of several companies, including Objectory AB (1995),^[2] and Catapulse (2001), a start-up which was funded by Rational, in conjunction with Benchmark Capital.^[3]

In 2003, Rational Software was acquired by IBM for 2.1 billion U.S. dollars,^[4] a move that saw Devlin become general manager with IBM.^[5] He retired from the company two years later.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rational chief Mike Devlin to retire. LaMonica. Martin. ZDNet. en. 2019-04-17.
2. Book: Watkins, John. Agile Testing: How to Succeed in an Extreme Testing Environment. 2009-07-27. Cambridge University Press. 9781139479547. en.
3. Web site: Rational Software to Acquire All Of Catapulse in $405 Million Deal. Roundup. A. WSJ com News. WSJ. en-US. 2019-04-24.
4. News: I.B.M. to Acquire Rational In Big Move Into Software. Lohr. Steve. 2002-12-07. The New York Times. 2019-04-17. en-US. 0362-4331.
5. News: I.B.M. to Acquire Rational In Big Move Into Software. Lohr. Steve. 2002-12-07. The New York Times. 2019-04-24. en-US. 0362-4331.
6. Web site: Rational chief Mike Devlin to retire. LaMonica. Martin. ZDNet. en. 2019-04-17.