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American computer scientist
Mike Belshe (born 1971) is an American computer scientist and entrepreneur. He's a co-founder and CEO of BitGo, Inc.[1] and a cofounder of Lookout Software in 2004.[2] He is the co-inventor of the SPDY protocol and one of the principal authors of the HTTP/2.0 specification.
Early life and education[edit]Belshe received his bachelor's degree in computer science from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
He is also an inventor with over 10 technology patents.
He is a lifelong Bay Area resident and grew up just outside of Berkeley.
Belshe started his career at Hewlett-Packard, followed by Silicon Valley startup Netscape Communications Corp., where he worked on the Netscape Enterprise Server.[3] where he worked closely with Ben Horowitz as one of the critical engineers on the Netscape Enterprise Server.
After Netscape he joined Good Technology before co-founding Lookout Software with Eric Hahn.[4] Microsoft eventually acquired Lookout and it became a key feature of Outlook.
Joining in 2006, he was one the early hires on the Google Chrome team,[5] and was part of the Google Chrome Comic.[6] As part of the Chrome team he worked on protocol research,[7] and later co-authored the SPDY protocol.[8] He submitted SPDY to the IETF in 2011, and was an author of HTTP/2.[7]
As part of the IETF standardization effort, Belshe argued for encryption by default within the protocol.[9][10] The encrypted-by-default approach was later adopted by all major browsers.
Mike went on to co-found the industry-leading cryptocurrency company, BitGo, in 2013. He was quickly named CEO.
In July 2024, Mike Belshe, CEO of BitGo, hosted a fundraiser for Donald Trump's presidential campaign, featuring running mate JD Vance. Additionally, in March 2025, BitGo was appointed as the custodian for USD1, a stable coin launched by World Liberty Financial, a crypto project backed by Donald Trump.[11][12]
Mike has advocated for GOP candidates and staunchly supports clear regulation within the Bitcoin and crypto industry. He firmly believes in allowing capitalism to thrive in emerging industries.[13]
In the leadup to the 2024 Presidential election, he hosted JD Vance for a fundraiser in Palo Alto.[14][15]
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