Rich Miner (born 1964) is an investment partner on the GV team.[1] Miner joined the GV team in March, 2009 and is based out of Cambridge, MA. Before joining GV, Miner was a co-founder of Android, Inc., origin of the Android mobile operating system and was an executive on the Android team after its acquisition by Google.[2] Miner also co-founded Wildfire Communications,[3] a voice communications startup that was sold to Orange in April 2000.[4] He has a doctorate in computer science from the University of Massachusetts Lowell.[5] In 2019, Miner was inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame for his position in the wireless industry.[6] The Richard A. Miner School of Computer & Information Sciences at UMass Lowell was named after Miner in 2022.[7]
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- Google's Newest Venture 20 March 2009^
- Q&A with Rich Miner 6 November 2007^
- Jerry Michalski. Platforms for Communication Release 1.0, October 19, 1994, retrieved Oct 22, 2013^
- Scott Kirsner. Introducing the Google Phone The Boston Globe, 7 September 2007^
- Google Ventures – Bios Google Ventures, 2009, retrieved 4 April 2010^
- Wireless History Foundation. Rich Miner Wireless Hall of Fame, 2019, retrieved March 19, 2024^
- Emily Gowdey-Backus. UMass Lowell Launches School of Computer Science with Support from Esteemed Alumnus University of Massachusetts Lowell, retrieved 27 October 2022^