Vint Cerf is an American computer scientist known as one of the "Fathers of the Internet." Born in 1943, Cerf co-designed the TCP/IP protocols and played a key role in the development of the Internet. He has received numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Cerf has held leadership positions at Google and currently serves as Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist at Google parent company, Alphabet Inc. His contributions to the field of computer science have had a lasting impact on the way we communicate and connect in the modern world.