Greg Whitten

<h2 id="microsoft-19791998">Microsoft 1979–1998</h2>
He then worked for <a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a> from 1979 to 1998. He developed the standards for the company's <a href="/facts/BASIC/VYMl5TmA">BASIC</a> compiler line.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3">3</a>
"GW" in the name of the <a href="/facts/GW-BASIC/3XcQtD2e">GW-BASIC</a> dialect (first released 1983) of BASIC developed by <a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a> may have come from Greg Whitten's initials:

<blockquote>"The GW-BASIC name stands for Gee-Whiz BASIC. The GW- name was picked by Bill Gates. He is the one who knows whether it was Gee-Whiz or after me because it has been used both ways. I did set the directions for the BASIC language features after joining the company in 1979."</blockquote>
- Greg Whitten, 13 Apr 2005<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4">4</a>
As a chief software architect, he also oversaw the development of the enterprise support systems required in Windows for the <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Office/faD8vYG0">Microsoft Office</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5">5</a>

<h2 id="numerix-19982013">Numerix 1998–2013</h2>
In 1998 he became member of the board of <a href="/facts/Numerix/vAxg52MH">Numerix</a>, a financial software company established 1996, where he had made a major investment and in 2001 was elected Boardman after another major investment. After being its <a href="/facts/CEO/mg4A8y5M">CEO</a> 2003–13, he was succeeded by Steve O'Hanlon.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6">6</a>

<h2 id="car-collector">Car collector</h2>
He is also a <a href="/facts/Vintage_car/zBC0fQnU">vintage car</a> enthusiast and has a famous car collection that contains various Ferraris including his first, a <a href="/facts/Ferrari_F40/UNagUT0S">Ferrari F40</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7">7</a> a <a href="/facts/Ferrari_Enzo/cPtnqLRQ">Ferrari Enzo</a> (#131632),<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8">8</a> a <a href="/facts/Ferrari_250_GTO/sDpyCt7Q">Ferrari 250 GTO</a> (#3413GT, 2000–2018), a <a href="/facts/Ferrari_250_LM/4jCI0k5y">Ferrari 250 LM</a> (#5907, 1994–2005), a <a href="/facts/Ferrari_250_GT/EHfQh2SU">Ferrari 250 GT</a> TdF (#0703GT, 1997–), a <a href="/facts/Ferrari_F50/rcSxSNm2">Ferrari F50</a> (#104163, 1995–2004),<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9">9</a> and two <a href="/facts/LaFerrari/2naNAWAU">LaFerrari</a>, of which one is the unique in blue electrics.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10">10</a> His Ferrari 250 GTO sold for $48.8 million at a public auction in August 2018.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11">11</a>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1">Gregory Whitten s LinkedIn page as of June 20, 2018. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-whitten-08b3b312" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-whitten-08b3b312</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:2">"Compucolor history". <a href="http://www.old-computers.com/museum/doc.asp?c=560" target="_blank">http://www.old-computers.com/museum/doc.asp?c=560</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:3">Gregory Whitten (2005-04-13). "GW-BASIC". Archived from the original on 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2008-06-29. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080920032110/http://classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctech/2005-April/042999.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20080920032110/http://classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctech/2005-April/042999.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:4">Gregory Whitten (2005-04-13). "GW-BASIC". Archived from the original on 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2008-06-29. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080920032110/http://classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctech/2005-April/042999.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20080920032110/http://classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctech/2005-April/042999.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:5">"Gregory Whitten, PhD - Numerix". Retrieved 2018-06-20. <a href="http://www.numerix.com/gregory-whitten-phd" target="_blank">http://www.numerix.com/gregory-whitten-phd</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:6">"Gregory Whitten, PhD - Numerix". Retrieved 2018-06-20. <a href="http://www.numerix.com/gregory-whitten-phd" target="_blank">http://www.numerix.com/gregory-whitten-phd</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:7">Any chance of some F40 owners pics in ferrarichat.com on April 8, 2005. <a href="https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/any-chance-of-some-f40-owners-pics.52626/" target="_blank">https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/any-chance-of-some-f40-owners-pics.52626/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:8">List of Enzo owners from ferrarichat.com on August 27, 2012. <a href="https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/list-of-enzo-owners.365658/" target="_blank">https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/list-of-enzo-owners.365658/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:9">Lot173 from RM Sothebys auctions <a href="https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/MO15/Monterey/lots/r173-1995-ferrari-f50/180566" target="_blank">https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/MO15/Monterey/lots/r173-1995-ferrari-f50/180566</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:10">Greg Whitten garage, a photo gallery. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/10812709@N00/sets/416710/" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/10812709@N00/sets/416710/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:11">"Sold: Ferrari 250 GTO goes for $48.4m". 26 August 2018. <a href="https://www.topgear.com/car-news/pebble-beach-2018/sold-ferrari-250-gto-goes-484m" target="_blank">https://www.topgear.com/car-news/pebble-beach-2018/sold-ferrari-250-gto-goes-484m</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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Greg Whitten