charter member

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Andy Hertzfeld, a charter member of Apple’s Macintosh development team, recalled being summoned to a meeting called by Jobs to upbraid Gates over Microsoft’s plans for the Windows display.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

It was only a matter of time before Diogenes, a charter member of the Cynic movement that began in the fourth century B.C., got his turn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Of course, Benmont Tench III is most well-known for being the guy sitting over Tom Petty’s right shoulder as a charter member of the Heartbreakers, rocking away at the Hammond B3 organ.

From Salon • May 27, 2025

The steal did more than make Acuña the game’s charter member of the 40-70 club.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023

Adams was fully prepared to include Jefferson as a charter member of the natural aristocracy that made and then secured the American Revolution.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis