Wired magazine described him as an "Apple Hero," saying that he "kick-started the multimedia revolution, bringing quality video to the Mac a year before anything even remotely comparable hit Windows.
"[1] Leak graduated from Stanford University with bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering and computer science.
[5] In early 2016, Carrier IQ ceased operations and it was announced that AT&T had acquired software assets and staff from the company.
In early 2015 Leak co-founded Playground Global, alongside Andy Rubin, Matt Hershenson and Peter Barrett.
As of late 2015, Playground Global had raised more than $300 million from investors including Google, Hewlett-Packard Co., electronics manufacturer Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Tencent Holdings Ltd., Redpoint Ventures, and Seagate Technology PLC.