a frequent public speaker and panel member. His 2012 TED talk "Tracking the Trackers" explores issues of Internet privacy in an increasingly connected world. At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions in 2012, he presented on strategies for creating a resilient cyber economy amid economic, security, and privacy obstacles. He was a keynote speaker at the Mobile World Congress 2013. Fierce Wireless named Kovacs one of the Rising Stars in Wireless for 2013. In April 2013 Mozilla announced that he would step down as CEO of the corporation later that year and until March 2014 he was part of Mozilla's board of directors. On July 30, 2013, Kovacs joined AVG Technologies as CEO. In September 2016, AVG Technologies was acquired by Avast Software for US$1.3B. Kovacs employment with AVG Technologies was terminated in December 2016 upon completion of the acquisition. On Dec. 11, 2018, Kovacs was appointed as CEO of Accela. Accela, which supplies regulatory software to government clients, was acquired by Berkshire Partners LLC, on Sep 28, 2017. Personal life Raised by Hungarian parents in Toronto, Kovacs began experimenting with technology at a young age. Though grateful for the opportunities and education provided by his native Canada, his interest in innovation drew him to the San Francisco Bay Area. He now lives in Piedmont, California. References External links Gary Kovacs bio at Wayback Machine (Mozilla.org) Gary Kovacs announced as CEO of AVG Technologies 1960s births Living people Businesspeople from Toronto Canadian people of Hungarian descent Canadian technology chief executives Mozilla people Open source people University of Calgary alumni