Vern raburn biography for kids

Vern Raburn
President and Chief Executive Officer, Eclipse Aviation

Since its inception in 1998, Vern Raburn has led Eclipse Aviation Corporation to achieve numerous advancements in its quest to change the way people travel.

Vern raburn biography for kids

To date, the company has raised nearly half a billion in capital and has made significant progress toward the certification and delivery of its flagship product, the Eclipse 500 jet.

With more than 25 years experience as a senior executive in the information technology industry, Raburn is a successful entrepreneur who has also helped to shape the course of the information technology revolution and the high technology industry.

In the mid 1970s, Raburn opened one of the nation's first computer stores, the Byte Shop of Westminster. Shortly thereafter, he joined Bill Gates as one of the first employees at Microsoft Corporation. He served at Microsoft as President of the Consumer Products Division and was responsible for the company's entry into the retail