| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JULY 26, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| BUSINESS WEEK E.BIZ -- PERSONALITIES
Halsey Minor BORN Dec. 6, 1964, in Charlottesville, Va. EDUCATION BA in anthropology from the University of Virginia, 1987. CAREER -- Investment-banking analyst at Merrill Lynch in New York, 1987-89. -- Two years as CEO of Global Publishing, which he started inside Merrill to build its intranet. -- Assistant to the Chairman at New York headhunting firm Russell Reynolds from 1991-1992. While there, wrote the business plan for CNET, the online and cable-TV company he launched in San Francisco to deliver information about the technology industry. AMBITIONS Minor, now 34, had planned to retire from CNET at age 35--and briefly considered a political career before deciding that he wouldn't like the politics. Now, because so much is happening on the Internet, he plans to stay on as CEO until he's 40. FAMILY Wife, Deborah, and three children, all under age 3. No twins, either. RELAXATION Dancing with the kids. FAVORITE BOOK Undaunted Courage, about the trials and tribulations of the Lewis and Clark expedition. FAVORITE MOVIE Star Wars--the original--because it's where anthropology meets technology. HOBBY Golf. Minor has a 17 handicap that's ''going the wrong way.'' CAR BMW 740i, which fits three kid seats and four sets of golf clubs. HEROES Little League coach Frank Laymen, who taught Minor how to get the most out of himself. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP |
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