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| name = Jon Shirley
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1938}}
| birth_place = San Diego, California
| residence = Medina, Washington[1]
| occupation = former president of Microsoft
| spouse = Mary (1939-2013), Kim (2016-present)
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Jon A. Shirley (born April 12, 1938) is a former president, chief operating officer, and director of the Microsoft corporation. He is a collector of vintage cars and modern art.

Early life and education

Shirley was born to Joseph and Mercedes Shirley in San Diego, California, where Joseph was stationed in the US Navy. Jon Shirley attended The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Career

Shirley started his 25-year tenure at Radio Shack as a store department manager[2] in Boston prior to the company's acquisition by the Tandy Corporation in 1963.[3] Tandy Corporation founder Charles Tandy sent Shirley to open the first Radio Shack stores in California, then later sent him to Brussels, Belgium, to open the first European stores[4] as merchandising vice president.[2] Shirley was also responsible for Radio Shack's computer division and as vice president of computer merchandising, he was credited with propelling the Tandy Corporation and its 7,000 Radio Shack stores into its position as the world's largest merchandiser of microcomputers.[5]

Radio Shack was a large customer of the Microsoft Corporation and Shirley worked closely with Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder, to create Radio Shack products utilizing Microsoft software.[6] In 1983, Gates recruited Shirley to join Microsoft as president, chief operating officer, and director. During his tenure, Shirley ran the daily operations of the company[7] and oversaw the construction of the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington. He brought to Microsoft managerial maturity[8] and knowledge of the retail sales of computers,[9] and helped guide the company through its initial public offering in 1986.[8][10] Shirley is credited with being the architect of the company's financial and managerial infrastructure that allowed Microsoft's rapid growth in the 1980s[9] and 1990s.[11][12] Shirley retired as president and chief operating officer of Microsoft in 1990 and from the board of directors in 2008.[13] Shirley was once mentioned in press accounts for refusing to upgrade his second computer to Windows Vista after upgrading his first.[14]

Car Collection

Shirley is a vintage racer and has a significant car collection that includes vintage Ferraris, Alfa Romeos, and sports racers from the 1950s and 1960s.[4] Highlights of his collection include a 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B and a 1954 Ferrari 375 MM Scaglietti coupe. The Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B won Best of Show at the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance,[15] Best of Show at the 2016 Chantilly Concours d'Etat,[16] and the 2009/10 {{ill|Louis Vuitton Classic Concours Award|fr|Louis Vuitton Classic}}.[17]

The 1954 375 MM Scaglietti coupe, which was commissioned by Italian film director Roberto Rossellini, became the first post-World War II car since 1968 and the first Ferrari to earn Best of Show at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in 2014.[17][18] Shirley and Butch Dennison of Dennison International Motorsports spent more than two years rebuilding and restoring the car.[19] Shirley's first sports car purchase was a 1961 4-cylinder Sunbeam Alpine, chosen for the simple reason that he felt it would be fun to drive.[20]

Philanthropy

Through the Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation, Jon and his late wife, Mary, have supported not-for-profit arts, educational, and human service organizations. They spearheaded the creation of the Olympic Sculpture Park in downtown Seattle,[21] providing the lead gift that facilitated the park's construction and funding an endowment to provide for the ongoing operations of the park. Shirley served as chairman of the board of trustees of the Seattle Art Museum and as chair of the Olympic Sculpture Park's building committee. Collectors of modern and contemporary art, particularly the work of Alexander Calder,[22] Jon and Mary Shirley gifted Alexander Calder's Eagle to the Olympic Sculpture Park.[23][24]

References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Microsoft-director-industry-veteran-Jon-Shirley-1276875.php|title=Microsoft director, industry veteran Jon Shirley will retire from board|last=Guglielmo|first=Connie|last2=News|first2=Bloomberg|date=2008-06-18|website=seattlepi.com|access-date=2018-12-28}}
2. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/TRS-80_Computing_Vol._1_No._3_1979_Computer_Information_Exchange_US|title=TRS-80 Computing - Vol. 1 No. 3 (1979)(Computer Information Exchange)(US)|date=24 November 1979|publisher=|via=Internet Archive}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RadioShack&oldid=811739101|title=RadioShack|date=23 November 2017|publisher=|via=Wikipedia}}
4. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.sportscardigest.com/jon-shirley-collection-interview-and-profile/|title=Jon Shirley Collection - Photos, Profile and Interview|date=13 April 2012|publisher=}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/28/business/business-people-tandy-executive-made-president-of-microsoft.html|title=Tandy Executive Made President of Microsoft|date=28 June 1983|website=The New York Times}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/04/business/microsoft-president-is-dismissed.html|title=Microsoft President Is Dismissed|date=4 February 1992|website=The New York Times}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/28/business/business-people-president-of-microsoft-plans-june-retirement.html|title=BUSINESS PEOPLE; President of Microsoft Plans June Retirement|first=Andrew|last=Pollack|date=28 December 1989|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}}
8. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Microsoft-director-industry-veteran-Jon-Shirley-1276875.php|title=Microsoft director, industry veteran Jon Shirley will retire from board|publisher=}}
9. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FMbci6pHoa0C&pg=PA6&lpg=PA6&dq=jon+shirley+radio+shack+bill+gates&source=bl&ots=2Fq1CP6KuN&sig=ga3jkkSkQ2VVVHcamMWyWH_Axoc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi29qGy97fXAhVI6WMKHRBjBOA4ChDoAQgrMAE#v=onepage&q=jon+shirley+radio+shack+bill+gates&f=false|title=Computerworld|first=I. D. G.|last=Enterprise|date=8 January 1990|publisher=IDG Enterprise|via=Google Books}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2011/03/13/inside-the-deal-that-made-bill-gates-350000000/|title=Inside The Deal That Made Bill Gates $350,000,000|publisher=}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cwhonors.org/archives/histories/gates.pdf|title=cwhonors.org - This website is for sale! - cwhonors Resources and Information.|website=www.cwhonors.org}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pldos.pl/bogus/firmy_i_ludzie/billgates_interview.htm|title=Interview with Bill Gates|first=Pawel|last=Bogus|website=www.pldos.pl}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/microsofts-venerable-sage-jon-shirley-retiring-from-board/|title=Microsoft’s venerable sage, Jon Shirley, retiring from board|date=18 June 2008|publisher=}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/microsoft-top-brass-also-had-vista-problems/2008/02/29/1204226975087.html|title=Microsoft top brass 'burned' by Vista problems - Technology - smh.com.au|website=www.smh.com.au}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=https://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/at-pebble-beach-best-of-show-goes-to-ex-microsoft-man/|title=At Pebble Beach, Best of Show Goes to Ex-Microsoft Man|first=Richard S.|last=Chang|publisher=}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://autoweek.com/article/car-life/american-jon-shirley-wins-best-show-chantilly|title=Chantilly Arts & Elegance: The best concours you've never heard of?|publisher=}}
17. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/louis-vuitton-classic-awards-200910|title=The Louis Vuitton Classic Awards 2009/10|website=www.classicdriver.com}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://autoweek.com/article/pebble-beach-concours/ferrari-wins-pebble-hell-freezes-over|title=Ferrari Wins Pebble Beach Concours! Hell Freezes Over!|publisher=}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=http://robbreport.com/paid-issue/jon-shirley/|title=Jon Shirley|first=Shaun|last=Tolson|date=1 October 2015|publisher=}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=http://robbreport.com/motors/cars/driving-force-233916/|title=A Driving Force|first=Shaun|last=Tolson|date=2 June 2012|publisher=}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=http://samblog.seattleartmuseum.org/2017/01/olympic-sculpture-park-10th-anniversary/|title=Olympic Sculpture Park: Sculpting a Universe - SAM Blog|date=20 January 2017|publisher=}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=http://artdaily.com/news/33918/Seattle-Art-Museum-Exhibition-Traces-50-Years-of-Alexander-Calder-s-Career#.WhMzDnlrxph|title=Seattle Art Museum Exhibition Traces 50 Years of Alexander Calder's Career|first=Ignacio|last=Villarreal|website=artdaily.com}}
23. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/15/travel/15iht-sculpt.4208203.html|title=On the waterfront: Money and vision give Seattle a bold new vista - Travel & Dining - International Herald Tribune|first=Hilarie M.|last=Sheets|date=15 January 2007|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}}
24. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/21/arts/inside-art-calder-s-eagle-lands-in-seattle.html|title=INSIDE ART; Calder's 'Eagle' Lands in Seattle|first=Carol|last=Vogel|date=21 July 2000|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}}
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