:John N. Little

{{short description|Co-founder of MathWorks}}

John N. "Jack" Little is an American electrical engineer and the CEO and co-founder of MathWorks and a co-author of early versions of the company's MATLAB product.

He is a Fellow of the IEEE and a Trustee of the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1978), and a Master's degree from Stanford University (1980). He is the son of the academic John D. C. Little.[http://dspace.mit.edu/openaccess-disseminate/1721.1/58104 PROFILES IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH - DSpace@MIT]