# Eric Gilmore

> Eric Gilmore is the co-founder and former founding CEO of Turvo, the collaborative logistics software company launched publicly in 2017. He previously worked at Microsoft and Quotient Technology, co-founded Altir, and authored the July 2026 white paper The Sovereign Enterprise: A Blueprint for the Cognitive Revolution. His work connects enterprise software, cross-company coordination and ownership of business intelligence.

- **Role:** Co-founder at Altir
- **Organizations:** Altir, Turvo, Microsoft, Quotient Technology, Soundful, Boost Media
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, The Ohio State University, Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
- **Known for:** Co-founded Turvo and served as its founding CEO., Led Turvo during its public launch and announced $25 million Series A in 2017 and $60 million Series B in 2018., Co-founded Altir with former Turvo colleagues Seth Marlatt and Sai Nagboth.

## Career timeline

- **Age 18** — Started his first technology company, according to his author biography.
- **2003** — Joined Microsoft; worked on Steve Ballmer’s executive staff and later in product management.
- **Before 2014** — Vice President of Retail Products at Quotient Technology; the Turvo launch announcement credits him with creating Retailer iQ.
- **2014** — Co-founded Turvo with Jeff Dangelo and Sai Rajkiran Nagboth; served as founding CEO.
- **2017** — Turvo launched publicly on March 28 and announced $25 million in Series A financing.
- **2018** — Turvo announced $60 million Series B led by Mubadala Ventures on November 8.
- **2019** — Removed as Turvo CEO in May following disputed expense allegations; challenged the removal procedure. Litigation settled in September, according to December Bloomberg reporting.
- **2020** — Altir was founded; its current site identifies Gilmore, Seth Marlatt and Sai Nagboth as co-founders.
- **2022** — Lineage acquired Turvo in June, after Gilmore’s CEO tenure.
- **2026** — Published The Sovereign Enterprise: A Blueprint for the Cognitive Revolution in July.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Turvo and served as its founding CEO.
- Led Turvo during its public launch and announced $25 million Series A in 2017 and $60 million Series B in 2018.
- Co-founded Altir with former Turvo colleagues Seth Marlatt and Sai Nagboth.
- Authored the four-part 2026 white paper The Sovereign Enterprise.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Published The Sovereign Enterprise, a four-part white paper on enterprise ownership and control of AI. His LinkedIn publications section gives July 4, 2026.

## Links

- Website: https://www.sovereignenterprise.org/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericgilmore/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ericgilmore

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