# Robert Hohman

> Robert Hohman is the American co-founder and founding CEO of Glassdoor, which he led from 2007 until January 2020 before becoming chairman. A Stanford-trained computer scientist, he previously built booking systems at Expedia and served as president of Hotwire. He co-founded Tweaking Cat Studios with his sons Oliver and Elliott in 2023.

- **Role:** Co-founder at Tweaking Cat Studios; co-founder and chairman at Glassdoor
- **Organizations:** Glassdoor, Tweaking Cat Studios, Microsoft, Expedia, Hotwire, Classic Custom Vacations, OpenTable, National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Emovid
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS and MS in Computer Science, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Glassdoor and served as founding CEO for approximately twelve years., Helped build Expedia booking technology and was on its executive team for the 1999 IPO., Led Glassdoor through the 2018 Recruit Holdings acquisition.

## Career timeline

- **1993** — Joined Microsoft as a software engineer.
- **1996** — Joined the early Expedia team; led engineering for booking systems.
- **1999** — Part of the Expedia executive team at its IPO.
- **2003-2004** — President of Classic Custom Vacations at Expedia.
- **2004-2006** — President of Hotwire.
- **2007** — Co-founded Glassdoor with Rich Barton and Tim Besse.
- **2008** — Glassdoor launched publicly.
- **2014-2016** — Listed on the US National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
- **2018** — Led Glassdoor through its acquisition by Recruit Holdings; $1.2 billion cash agreement announced in May, completed in June.
- **2020** — Became Glassdoor chairman on January 6 as Christian Sutherland-Wong became CEO.
- **2023** — Co-founded Tweaking Cat Studios with Oliver and Elliott Hohman.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Glassdoor and served as founding CEO for approximately twelve years.
- Helped build Expedia booking technology and was on its executive team for the 1999 IPO.
- Led Glassdoor through the 2018 Recruit Holdings acquisition.
- Helped establish a platform for employee reviews, salary reports and employer responses.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Research check: Tweaking Cat Studios’ live website identifies Hohman as co-founder, dates its origin to summer 2023, and describes a roguelike deck builder in pre-production. This is an observation date, not an announcement date.
- **2026-10** — Research check: Emovid’s live advisor page lists Hohman as an advisor. The page gives no appointment date.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tweakingcatstudios.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberthohman
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/bobhohman

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Last updated: 2026-10-23