Bob Miner

Bob Miner
Miner in 1992
Born
Robert Nimrod Miner

(1941-12-23)December 23, 1941
DiedNovember 11, 1994(1994-11-11) (aged 52)
EducationUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (BS)
OccupationCo-founder of Oracle Corporation
Years active1963–1994
SpouseMary Miner
Children3

Robert Nimrod Miner (December 23, 1941 – November 11, 1994) was an American businessman. He was the co-founder of Oracle Corporation and the producer of Oracle's relational database management system.

From 1977 until 1992, Miner led product design and development for the Oracle relational database management system. In December 1992, he left that role and spun off a small, advanced technology group within Oracle. He was an Oracle board member until October 1993.