P._J._Hyett
P. J. Hyett
American software developer and co-founder of GitHub (born 1983)
Phillip Jeffrey Hyett (born August 10, 1983) is an American software developer, technology entrepreneur, and a co-founder of GitHub, an Internet hosting service for software development and version control using Git, which he created with Tom Preston-Werner and Chris Wanstrath in 2008.[1] In 2022 Hyett founded an auto racing team, AO Racing, an IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT Daytona program, to compete in GT3 races.[2][3]
P. J. Hyett | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1983-08-10) August 10, 1983 (age 40) |
| Education | North Central College |
| Occupation | Software developer |
| Known for | Co-founder of GitHub |
| Spouse | Kendra Hyett |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | https://hyett.com/ |
Hyett was born on August 10, 1983,[4] and grew up in Naperville, Illinois. He earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from North Central College. After graduation, Hyett moved to San Francisco. He was a senior software engineer at CNET Networks, and then a partner at Err Free, before co-founding GitHub in 2008.[5]
Following the acquisition of GitHub by Microsoft in June 2018, Hyett's stake in the company had an estimated value of "close to $1 billion".[6]
Hyett is married, has a daughter, and lives in San Francisco.[7]
In April 2023, Hyett was involved in an accident while driving in the GTE-Am qualifying race for 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. [8] He was driving a Porsche 911 RSR-19. Hyett sustained a back injury after the accident. [9]
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | Team Project 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 18th |
| GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am | Team Hardpoint | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17th | |
| GT America Series - SR03 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Le Mans Cup - GT3 | Schnitzelalm Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2023 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | Project 1 – AO | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 7th | ||
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | AO Racing Team | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | 16th | |
| Porsche Carrera Cup North America | Kelly-Moss Road and Race | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38th | |
| 2023–24 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Proton Competition | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9th |
| 2024 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | AO Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 254* | 8th* |
† As Hyett was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Team Project 1 | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | SEB | SPA | LMS | MON | FUJ | BHR 2 |
18th | 27 | |
| 2023 | Project 1 – AO | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | SEB 12 |
PRT | SPA WD |
LMS 7 |
MNZ | FUJ 5 |
BHR 10 |
17th | 24 |
* Season still in progress.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |  Project 1 - AO |
 Matteo Cairoli Gunnar Jeannette |
Porsche 911 RSR-19 | GTE Am |
309 | 35th | 7th |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | AO Racing Team | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | DAY 14 |
SEB 16 |
LBH DNS |
MON |
WGL 14 |
MOS 8 |
LIM 7 |
ELK 11 |
VIR 6 |
IMS 10 |
PET 8 |
16th | 2015 |
| 2024 | AO Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY | SEB | WGL | MOS | ELK | IMS | ATL |
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
- Huddleston, Tom Jr. (4 June 2018). "This 33-year-old college dropout co-founded GitHub, which just sold to Microsoft for $7.5 billion". cnbc.com. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- "Jeannette, Hyett launching AO Racing Porsche GTD effort for 2023". racer.com. 28 September 2022.
- "WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP PJ HYET". Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- "P.J. Hyett - FIA World Endurance Championship". fiawec.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- "PJ Hyett, Co-Founder, COO, GitHub". www.topionetworks.com. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- Kirsch, Noah. "Microsoft's Acquisition Of GitHub Mints New Billionaires". forbes.com. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- Brock, Amanda (2016-12-01). "Spotlight on Kendra & PJ Hyett, Honorary Hosts of Spark's Holiday Bash". Blog. SparkSF. Retrieved 2021-11-21 – via WordPress.
- Lloyd, Daniel (2023-04-28). "Project 1-AO Withdraws from Spa After Hyett Accident – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- Dagys, John (2023-05-10). "Jeannette to Stand In for Hyett at Laguna Seca – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
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