Mike Belshe

Mike Belshe is the driving force behind BitGo’s product and business strategy for delivering security, compliance, and custodial solutions for blockchain-based currencies. Prior to BitGo, Mike was one of the first engineers dedicated to building Chrome at Google. He is creator of the SPDY protocol and lead author of HTTP/2.0—the internet protocol responsible for loading web pages today. In 2003, Mike co-founded Lookout Software—an email search company acquired by Microsoft—and has held management positions at several startups, including Netscape, Good Technology, and Critical Path. Mike holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo. He is also an inventor with over 10 technology patents. 
 

Mike Belshe is an American computer scientist and entrepreneur born in 1971. He is the co-founder and CEO of BitGo, Inc., a company he established in 2013. He also co-founded Lookout Software in 2004. Belshe received his bachelor's degree in computer science from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

Belshe began his career at Hewlett-Packard, where he worked before joining Netscape Communications Corp. in Silicon Valley. While at Netscape, he worked on the Netscape Enterprise Server. After leaving Netscape, he joined Good Technology before co-founding Lookout Software with Eric Hahn.

In 2006, Belshe joined Google and was one of the first engineers on the Google Chrome team. As part of the Chrome team, he worked on protocol research and later co-founded the SPDY protocol. Belshe submitted SPDY to the IETF in 2011 and was an author of HTTP/2. He argued for encryption by default within the protocol during the IETF standardization effort.

Throughout his career, Belshe has made significant contributions to the tech industry and has been involved in the creation of multiple groundbreaking technologies. His expertise and experience have made him a highly respected figure in the world of entrepreneurship and innovation.

Mike Belshe is known for his vision of creating a more secure and reliable internet for users. As the co-founder and CEO of BitGo, he has been working towards this goal by developing advanced security solutions for digital assets, such as cryptocurrencies.

Belshe has long been a proponent of encryption, and has advocated for its use as a default setting in internet protocols. He argued for encryption by default as part of the IETF standardization effort for the HTTP/2 protocol, and has continued to promote this idea throughout his career.