David Filo, a native of Moss Bluff, La., co-created the Jerry and Dave's guide to the World Wide Web in April 1994 with Jerry Yang and co-founded Yahoo! Inc. in April 1995. Filo serves as a key technologist, directing the technical operations behind the company's global network of Web properties. He is credited with helping build Yahoo! into the world's most highly trafficked Web site and one of the Internet's most recognized brands. Filo holds a BS degree in computer engineering from Tulane University and an MS in electrical engineering from Stanford University.