Phil McKinney

Phil McKinney is an American businessman who is CEO of CableLabs.^[1] McKinney was CTO of Hewlett-Packard's Personal Systems Group.^[2] He is an author^[3] and hosts a podcast.^[4]

Career

McKinney became product development manager for the software division at Prentice Hall publishing in 1982.^[5] Later he became director of product development for ThumbScan in 1988.^[6] ThumbScan was a key based device that allowed only authorized users to log into encrypted data on a computer.^[7] In 1990, McKinney became president of Tereplex.^[6] He led the Tereplex agreement with Atmel to license the Minimum Instruction Set Computer (MISC) technology.^[8] From 1991 until 1996 he was a senior executive for the Communication Industry consulting practice at Computer Sciences.^[6] In 1997, McKinney went to work at Teligent.^[9] While at Teligent, McKinney served as senior vice president and CIO.^[10]

He became CTO for Network and Server Provider Business division of Hewlett-Packard (HP) in 2002.^[9][2][11] McKinney served as CTO of HP's Personal Systems Group^{[12][13][14][15]} from 2005^[9][16] until 2011.^[17][18][19] While at HP, he founded the Innovation Program Office^[1] which focused on fostering new technologies, products and services for HP.^[14][12][20] His Innovation Program Office (IPO) team created products and technologies including Blackbird, a high-end gaming PC,^[21] Firebird, a gaming PC using laptop technology.^[22] IPO created Envy 133, a laptop made with carbon fiber which was the thinnest laptop at the time of its release^[23] which won a best of category award from I.D.'s annual design review in 2009.^[24] The team also created Gabble, a private video sharing platform,^[25] Twynergy, which identifies user interests on Twitter and has the ability to compare users,^[26] Pluribus, a 3D display technology,^[27] Vantage TouchWall, an interactive wall display,^[28] and DreamScreen, a touch screen all in one device that was marketed in India.^[29][13] These innovations earned HP a spot on Fast Company's list of the world's 50 most innovative companies three years in a row.^[30][31][32]

In March 2010, McKinney joined the board of trustees of the Computer History Museum.^[33] He authored the book Beyond the Obvious: Killer Questions That Spark Game-Changing Innovation^[3] published by Hyperion in February 2012.^[14][1] In June 2012,^[16][4] McKinney became president and CEO of CableLabs,^[3][1] a non-profit cable industry research and innovation lab based in Louisville, Colorado.^[34]

Other work

McKinney founded and hosts a podcast named Killer Innovations.^[4][1] He is a contributing columnist for the Forbes column “The Objective.”^[14][4] His board memberships include the advisory board for Hacking Autism and The Computer History Museum.^[14][9][33] In 2011, he wrote an article about the “7 Immutable Laws of Innovation.”^[35]

Personal life

McKinney was born in Cincinnati. He is an Eagle Scout in Boy Scouts.^[36] McKinney lives with his wife in Colorado and has three children.^[6]

References

1. "Phil McKinney". Computer History Museum. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
2. Kevin McLaughlin (October 31, 2011). "HP's PSG CTO McKinney To Retire At Year's End". CRN. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
3. "Phil McKinney World Renowned Expert on Technology, Innovation, and Creativity". Red Brick Publishing. 9 February 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
4. Andrew Webster (May 31, 2012). "Former HP CTO Phil McKinney joins CableLabs as CEO". The Verge. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
5. Nicole C. Wong (April 29, 2007). "HP Exec Stays on Top of the Game". San Jose Mercury News.
6. Nicole C. Wong (April 29, 2007). "Philip McKinney". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
7. Paul Myers. "ThumbScan PCBoot". PCWorld. 7 (1).
8. "Amtel Licenses Teraplex' MISC Tech". Electronic News. July 9, 1990.
9. Todd Spangler (March 31, 2013). "The Innovation Mechanic". Multichannel News. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
10. Steve Donohue (May 30, 2012). "CableLabs names former HP exec Phil McKinney CEO". Fierce Cable. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
11. "Alone With the Guru". Vanity Fair. July 2009.
12. Julie Bort (March 19, 2012). "Don't Let 'Corporate Antibodies' Kill Your Best Ideas, Warns Ex-HP Exec". Business Insider. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
13. Caleb Garling (November 1, 2011). "Interview: PC Guru Phil McKinney On His Split From HP". Wired. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
14. "Phil McKinney". CEA. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
15. Andrew Couts (November 1, 2011). "HP Personal Systems CTO Phil McKinney to retire". Digital Trends. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
16. "CableLabs CEO McKinney discusses the DOCSIS 3.1 rollout, carrier-grade Wi-Fi and 4K". Fierce Cable. January 21, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
17. Dean Takahashi (October 31, 2011). "HP technologist Phil McKinney to retire so he can advise startups". Venture Beat. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
18. Reena Jana (November 26, 2007). "Putting the I into HP". Business Week.
19. Cliff Edwares (December 22, 2008). "How HP Got the Wow! Back". Business Week.
20. Alexei Oreskovic (March 29, 2007). "Inside H-P's Idea Incubator". TheStreet.
21. "HP Blackbird 002". CNet. September 5, 2007. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
22. Rich Brown (January 5, 2009). "HP Shrinks Firebird Gaming PC With VooDoo". CNet. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
23. "Voodoo Envy 133". PC Mag. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
24. "Annual Design Review 2009 Best of Category". I.D. Magazine. August 2009.
25. Chris Dannen (April 15, 2009). "HP Launches Gabble, A Youtube Competitor". Fast Company. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
26. Ina Fried (May 23, 2011). "HP's Twynergy App Gleans Patterns From a Stream of Tweets". All Things D. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
27. J.R. Nelson (January 28, 2011). "Eyes-on with Pluribus: HP's Amazing 3D Technology". Desktop Review. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
28. "A Peek at H-P's 'Wall of Touch'". Wall Street Journal. January 19, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
29. Paul Miller (December 1, 2010). "HP's DreamScreen 400 is the touchscreen Linux desktop you'll never own". Engadget. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
30. "The World's 50 Most Innovative Companies". Fast Company. March 2008.
31. "The World's 50 Most Innovative Companies". Fast Company. March 2009.
32. "The World's 50 Most Innovative Companies". Fast Company. March 2010.
33. Steven E.F. Brown (March 16, 2010). "Computer History Museum adds HP, Ericsson execs to board". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
34. "Phil McKinney". HarperCollins Speakers Bureau. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
35. Austin Carr (August 23, 2011). "HP Touchpad Guru Phil McKinney Lays Down "7 Immutable Laws of Innovation"; Do They Apply to Hp?". Fast Company. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
36. "HP's Eagle Scout". Forbes. October 9, 2009. Retrieved March 10, 2015.