Information Weekly also released a separate list of eight well established innovators to watch out for in 2008. This list is topped by Apple’s Steve Jobs, Google’s Eric Schmidt and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg.
Shuttleworth founded his first company, Thawte, in 1995. He eventually sold the company for more than R3 billion before starting his venture capital business.
In 2002 Shuttleworth became the first African in space when he participated in a spaceflight aboard a Russian spaceship.
Shuttleworth’s non-profit organization, the Shuttleworth Foundation, focuses on educational open-source software projects in South Africa.
Speaking to Information Weekly Shuttleworth said, “I hope the Shuttleworth Foundation can help reshape the way we teach analytical skills. We think we can use technology to help kids gain analytical skills.”
Shuttleworth now lives and works in London.
