Robert Hohman

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Robert Hohman (born 1970/71) is the co-founder and chairman of Glassdoor, the jobs and recruiting site, which was acquired by Recruit Holdings in 2018. [1] Hohman was CEO of Glassdoor from 2007 to 2020. [2]

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Early life and education

Hohman grew up in a blue collar family near Canton, Ohio. He began writing software at age 12. [3] He spent summers earning money on his grandparents' farm baling hay in order to buy memory for his VIC-20 computer. [4]

By high school, he was writing COBOL code for an accounting firm. [3]

He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science from Stanford University. While at Stanford, Hohman and Victor Jih co-founded Victory Briefs, the largest debate camp organizer in North America. [5]

Career

Hohman joined Microsoft in 1993 and as a software developer and participated in the team that built Expedia. [6]

In 2006, he quit his job as president of Hotwire to do nothing but play World of Warcraft for a year — after hitting the maximum level, he quit and started Glassdoor. [7] Hohman is a passionate competitor in League of Legends . [8]

Gaming

Hohman is a passionate competitor in League of Legends. [9] He is a minority owner of the North American eSports organization Cloud9. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Glassdoor to be acquired for $1.2 billion by Japan-based HR giant Recruit Holdings". GeekWire. 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  2. ↑ Needleman, Sarah E. (2019-08-26). "Glassdoor's Operating Chief to Become Its Next CEO". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  3. 1 2 Lidsky, David (2005-02-01). "Fast Talk: Being Interactive". Fast Company. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  4. ↑ "Glassdoor CEO Robert Hohman explains why reviews with sexual harassment allegations don't get removed". Vox. 15 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "How Did I Get Here? Robert Hohman". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  6. ↑ Widdicombe, Lizzie (January 15, 2018). "Improving Workplace Culture, One Review at a Time". The New Yorker . Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  7. ↑ Bort, Julie (May 10, 2015). "How playing World of Warcraft every day for a year led Robert Hohman to found a $1 billion startup". Business Insider . Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  8. ↑ Zipkin, Nina (2018-04-12). "The Co-Founder of Glassdoor Shares How To Stop Other People From Controlling Your Time". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  9. ↑ Zipkin, Nina (2018-04-12). "The Co-Founder of Glassdoor Shares How To Stop Other People From Controlling Your Time". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  10. ↑ Perez, Matt. "Esports Company Cloud9 Raises $50 Million In Series B Funding". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-03-09.


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