Alan Shugart

Alan Shugart
BornSeptember 27, 1930
Los Angeles, California, US
DiedDecember 12, 2006(2006-12-12) (aged 76)
Alma materUniversity of Redlands (B.S., 1951)
Occupation(s)Engineer and entrepreneur
Known forDisk storage pioneer
Founder of Shugart Associates and Seagate Technology
TitleCEO of Seagate Technology
SuccessorStephen J. Luczo

Alan Field Shugart (September 27, 1930 – December 12, 2006) was an American engineer, entrepreneur and business executive whose career defined the modern computer disk drive industry.