Horace Luke Explained

Horace Luke
Native Name:陸學森
Birth Date:1970
Birth Place:British Hong Kong
Nationality:Taiwanese
Education:University of Washington (BA), (BFA)
Known For:Co-Founder and CEO of Gogoro

Horace Luke (Chinese name: 陸學森) is a Taiwanese entrepreneur and businessman, currently the co-founder and CEO of Gogoro, an electric scooter and battery swapping company.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Early life and education

Luke was born in Hong Kong and moved to Washington at age 13. Luke attended the University of Washington, studying industrial design.

Career

In 1997, he joined Microsoft and contributed to the creation of the original Xbox, and then served as the creative director of Microsoft's mobile platform product group. Luke served as the Chief Innovation Officer at HTC until July 2011. In the same year, he founded Gogoro in Taiwan with Matt Taylor.[6] [7] [8] [9]

References

  1. Web site: Roberts . David . Volts podcast: Horace Luke on decarbonizing the world's two-wheelers . 2022-07-13 . www.volts.wtf . en.
  2. Web site: Horace Luke COP23 . 2022-07-13 . www.cop-23.org.
  3. Web site: Schwartz . Ariel . 2015-01-05 . This Startup Wants To Turn Your City Into An Electric Scooter Heaven . 2022-07-13 . Fast Company . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2022-04-20 . Gogoro says it has healthy chip supply, for now - Taipei Times . 2022-10-12 . www.taipeitimes.com.
  5. Web site: Russell . Jon . 2017-09-20 . Electric scooter maker Gogoro raises $300 million for growth . 2022-10-12 . TechCrunch . en-US.
  6. Web site: Burns . Chris . 2011-07-25 . HTC Chief Innovation Officer Horace Luke Resigns for Personal Reasons - SlashGear . 2022-07-13 . SlashGear.com . en-US.
  7. Web site: Fried . Ina . 2014-10-30 . Former HTC Executive Raises Huge War Chest to Launch Gogoro, a Smart City Startup . 2022-07-13 . Vox . en.
  8. Web site: 2022-08-02 . How a Taiwanese electric two-wheeler startup made its electric battery swapping stations as common as gas stations in Taiwan . 2022-10-12 . Rest of World . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2001-01-06 . Microsoft Designers Go to Extremes to Make Sure the Xbox Console and Controller Convey New and Unforeseen Gameplay Experience . 2022-10-12 . Stories . en-US.