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]

Horace Luke
陸學森
Born1970
NationalityTaiwanese
EducationUniversity of Washington (BA), (BFA)
Known forCo-Founder and CEO of Gogoro

Early life and education

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

Career

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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

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