Photo: Broderbund Software, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons²¹

Doug Carlston

American chief executive (born 1947)

Douglas Gene Carlston (born April 30, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts) is the founder and CEO of Tawala Systems based in San Rafael, California. He was previously CEO, chairman, and co-founder of Broderbund Software, a software publishing firm that produced Lode Runner, The Print Shop, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, Prince of Persia, and Myst.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Doug Carlston (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Apr 30, 1947.¹

About

Broderbund was acquired in 1998 by The Learning Company (the company previously known as SoftKey) for $420 million, and the combined company was sold to Mattel for $3.6 billion.

From Wikipedia’s article on Doug Carlston, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Applied MindsFounder¹⁹
BroderbundFounder²⁰
BroderbundChair 1989 to Aug 30, 1998²⁰
BroderbundChief executive officer 1989 to Oct 3, 1996²⁰

Early life and education

1970Harvard College Bachelor of Arts^{3 5}
1975Harvard Law School Juris Doctor^{3 5}
Date not recordedPaul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies economics^{3 4}

Career

Occupation: engineer, lawyer, author, entrepreneur, businessperson, programmer.¹¹

2007 to 2010Board of directors member, DallasNews Corporation^{9 10}
1989 to 1996Chief executive, Broderbund⁸
1989 to 1998Chairperson of the executive board, Broderbund⁹
Date not recordedFounded Applied Minds⁶
Date not recordedFounded Broderbund⁷

Personal life

BornApr 30, 1947, Boston¹²
CitizenshipUnited States¹³
ResidenceSan Rafael^{5 14}
SpouseTomi Pierce^{15 16}

Sources

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WikidataDoug Carlston on Wikidata
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WikipediaDoug Carlston on Wikipedia
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WikidataDoug Carlston: education, on Wikidata
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Wikidataeducation, as reported by NNDB
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Wikidataeducation, as reported by NNDB
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WikidataDoug Carlston: Founded Applied Minds, on Wikidata
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WikidataDoug Carlston: Founded Broderbund, on Wikidata
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WikidataDoug Carlston: Chief executive, Broderbund, on Wikidata
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WikidataDoug Carlston: Chairperson of the executive board, Broderbund, on Wikidata
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WikidataBoard of directors member, DallasNews Corporation, as reported
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WikidataDoug Carlston: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataDoug Carlston: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataDoug Carlston: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataDoug Carlston: residence, on Wikidata
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WikidataDoug Carlston: spouse, on Wikidata
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Wikidataspouse, as reported by NNDB
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WikidataDoug Carlston: LinkedIn, on Wikidata
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WikidataDoug Carlston: IMDb, on Wikidata
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WikidataApplied Minds, Founder
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WikidataBroderbund, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsDoug Carlston photo by Broderbund Software, Public domain