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Spencer Kimball (computer programmer)
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<p>Spencer Kimball is an American <a href="/facts/Computer_programmer/WGTS1Jv9">computer programmer</a>, entrepreneur, and business executive. He is the CEO of <a href="/facts/Cockroach_Labs/pE4sGXAQ">Cockroach Labs</a>, a company he co-founded in 2014. His work as a programmer includes creating <a href="/facts/GNU_Image_Manipulation_Program/01Phx7Vp">GNU Image Manipulation Program</a> (GIMP) while still in college, and assisting the source code development of <a href="/facts/CockroachDB/pE4sGXAQ">CockroachDB</a>, the namesake software of Cockroach Labs. In addition to Cockroach Labs, Kimball was involved in the founding of other tech startups including WeGo and <a href="/facts/Square%2c_Inc./fL6nhxxN">Viewfinder</a>. </p>