Robert Hohman

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 served as CEO of Glassdoor from 2007–2020.[2]

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]

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. 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.
  5. "How Did I Get Here? Robert Hohman". Bloomberg Businessweek. 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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