Andy Hertzfeld: From Macintosh Pioneer to Google+ Circles Architect

Andy Hertzfeld played a central role on Apple’s original Macintosh development team and later led the design of Google+ Circles. He also co-founded Radius, General Magic and Eazel, and authored the memoir Revolution in the Valley. He appears in several tech documentaries. Born in Philadelphia on April 6, 1953, he earned degrees from Brown University and the University of California. In August 1979 he joined Apple as a system programmer and helped shape the Macintosh until 1984. He left Apple to launch startups—Radius in 1986, General Magic in 1990 and Eazel in 1999. In 2005 he joined Google and in 2011 unveiled the Circles interface before retiring in 2013. Hertzfeld keeps his personal life private. He married Joyce McClure in 1998 and lives in Palo Alto, California. His net worth is estimated at $50 million.

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