British-American programmer and businessman (1945–2021) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John David McAfee KBE [2] (September 18, 1945 – June 23, 2021) was a British computer programmer. He was the developer of the first commercial anti-virus program. This bore the McAfee brand-name for years, until it was bought by Intel and given the Intel name.
John McAfee | |
---|---|
Born | |
Died | June 23, 2021 75) Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Spain | (aged
Cause of death | Suicide by hanging |
Nationality | British / American |
Alma mater | Roanoke College |
Occupation(s) | Software developer, founder of McAfee, Chairman of Future Tense Secure Systems[1] |
Known for | McAfee, Inc |
Political party | Libertarian Party Previous affiliations: Cyber Party (2015) |
Website | www |
McAfee was born in an U.S. Army base stationed in the United Kingdom. He was raised in Virginia and Alabama.
His wealth peaked at $100 million, before his investments suffered in the global crisis of 2007. McAfee also had interests in smartphone apps, yoga and all-natural antibiotics.
On September 8, 2015, McAfee announced that he would seek the office of President of the United States in the 2016 presidential election as the candidate of a newly formed political party called the Cyber Party.[3] On December 24, 2015 he re-announced his candidacy bid, saying that he would instead seek the Libertarian nomination for President.[4]
On June 4, 2018, McAfee announced his plans to run for president as a Libertarian in the 2020 presidential election.[5]
On June 23, 2021, McAfee was found dead after committing suicide by hanging in a prison cell in Sant Esteve Sesrovires near Barcelona.[6] Hours before his death, Spain approved for McAfee to be extradited to the United States for tax crimes.[7][8]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.