# Lew Cirne

> Lew Cirne is a Canadian-American software entrepreneur who founded Wily Technology and New Relic, serving as New Relic CEO until July 2021. Known for continuing to code while leading the company, he now develops projects through LKC Studios and is founder and chairman of The Gamaliel Project. He and his wife Kirsten also co-founded the Beloved in Christ Foundation and Belóved Gallery.

- **Role:** Founder and Chairman at The Gamaliel Project
- **Organizations:** The Gamaliel Project, LKC Studios, New Relic, Wily Technology, Apple, Hummingbird Communications, Beloved in Christ Foundation, Belóved Gallery
- **Nationality:** Canadian-American
- **Education:** A.B. in Computer Science; minor in Latin and classical studies, Dartmouth College, Trinity College School
- **Known for:** Founded Wily Technology, acquired by CA for $375 million in 2006., Founded New Relic and led it through its December 2014 IPO., Helped develop application performance management and software analytics products.

## Career timeline

- **1982** — Received a Commodore VIC-20 for Christmas at age twelve.
- **1992** — Interned at Apple.
- **1993** — Graduated from Dartmouth; began full-time engineering work at Apple.
- **1998** — Founded Wily Technology.
- **2001** — Moved from Wily CEO to CTO.
- **2006** — CA acquired Wily for $375 million.
- **2007** — Wrote the first New Relic code while learning Ruby on Rails.
- **2008** — Founded New Relic.
- **2014** — New Relic launched Insights and completed its IPO.
- **2021** — Became New Relic executive chairman on July 1; Bill Staples succeeded him as CEO.
- **2023** — Belóved Gallery opened in April; New Relic went private in November at an approximately $6.5 billion equity valuation.
- **2024** — Inducted into Dartmouth Entrepreneurs Hall of Fame on September 5.
- **2025** — Announced founder and chairman role at The Gamaliel Project in October.

## Achievements

- Founded Wily Technology, acquired by CA for $375 million in 2006.
- Founded New Relic and led it through its December 2014 IPO.
- Helped develop application performance management and software analytics products.
- Inducted into Dartmouth Entrepreneurs Hall of Fame in 2024.
- Co-founded a free public art gallery in Marble Falls, Texas.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Research snapshot: LKC Studios publicly lists Gamaliel, Braintunnel, Monte Cristo and Reeve; the page itself is undated.
- **2026-04** — AI and Faith reported a mainstage interview with Cirne about Gamaliel at the 2026 Missional AI Summit.
- **2025-10** — Announced that he was starting as founder and chairman of The Gamaliel Project; said it was free and funded by his family foundation.
- **2024-09** — Dartmouth Entrepreneurs Hall of Fame induction.

## Links

- Website: https://lkc-studios.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lewcirne
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/sweetlew
- GitHub: https://github.com/cirne

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Last updated: 2026-10-12