John McAfee

John David McAfee was a British-American computer programmer, businessman, and two-time presidential candidate who unsuccessfully sought the Libertarian Party nomination for president of the United States in 2016 and in 2020.In 1987, he wrote the first commercial anti-virus software,founding McAfee Associatesto sell his creation.He resigned in 1994and sold his remaining stake in the company.

John McAfee was the author of five books, covering topics ranging from computer security to spirituality.

McAfee was a libertarian, advocating the decriminalization of cannabis, an end to the war on drugs, non-interventionism in foreign policy, a free market economy which does not redistribute wealth, and upholding free trade. He supported abolishing the Transportation Security Administration.

On 8 September 2015, McAfee announceda bid for president of the United States in the 2016 presidential election, as the candidate of a newly formed political party calledthe Cyber Party. On 24 December 2015, he re-announced his candidacy bid saying that he would instead seek the presidential nomination of the Libertarian Party.