Gilman Louie

Gilman Louie
Right profile photo of Louie taken on August 1, 2007
Louie in 2008
Born1960 (age 63–64)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
EducationSan Francisco State University (BSBA)
Occupation(s)Venture capitalist, former video game designer
Known forCEO of Spectrum Holobyte, co-founder and CEO of In-Q-Tel

Gilman Louie (born 1960) is an American technology venture capitalist who got his start as a video game designer and then co-founded and ran the CIA venture capital fund In-Q-Tel.[1] With his company Nexa Corporation he designed and developed multiple computer games such as the F-16 Fighting Falcon flight simulator series. His company later merged with Spectrum Holobyte where he was CEO until its acquisition by Hasbro, after which he became Chief Creative Officer and General Manager of its Games.com group. He has served on a number of boards of directors, including Wizards of the Coast, Niantic, Total Entertainment Network, FASA Interactive, Wickr, Aerospike, the Chinese American International School, Markle Foundation, Digital Promise, and Maxar Technologies. He is chairman of the Federation of American Scientists and Vricon.[2][3] He is a member of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board and the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Alsop-Louie Partners FAQ". Alsop-Louie Partners. Archived from the original on January 12, 2011.
  2. ^ Rodriguez, Giovanni. "Meet The VC Who's Betting On A Better World In 3D: Gilman Louie". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
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  4. ^ "Secretary Blinken Selects Members of the Foreign Affairs Policy Board". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  5. ^ House, The White (2022-05-04). "President Biden Announces Appointments to the President's Intelligence Advisory Board and the National Science Board". The White House. Retrieved 2023-09-19.