Jim Barksdale Biography

Jim Barksdale biography

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NAME: Jim Barksdale
OCCUPATION: Entrepreneur
BIRTH DATE: January 24, 1943 (Age: 70)
EDUCATION: University of Mississippi
PLACE OF BIRTH: Jackson, Mississippi
ZODIAC SIGN: Aquarius

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Jim Barksdale is an American entrepreneur and business executive who served as president and CEO of Netscape from 1995 to 1999.

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Recently, Barksdale was named co-chairman of the Internet Policy Institute (IPI), a government organization designed to educate elected officials about Internet technology. He is one of more than a dozen distinguished authors who will draft briefing papers on Internet policy issues ranging from privacy to Internet taxation. In December 2000,

the papers were compiled into a book - Briefing the President: What the Next President of the United States Needs to Know About the Internet and its Transformative Impact on Society.