Background
Louden, William Herbert was born on November 22, 1946 in Cleveland. Son of William Hugh and Marie Rose (Barry) Louden.
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William Herbert Louden
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Education
Bachelor in English and Japanese, Ohio State University, 1972. Master of Arts in International Management, University Maryland, 1992.
Career
Assistant electrical engineer Union Carbide Corporation, Cleveland, 1966-1968. Retail sales manager Tandy Corporation, Columbus, Ohio, 1972-1980. Director product marketing CompuServe, Inc., 1980-1984.
Vice president marketing International Software Database, Fort Collins, Colorado, 1984. General manager General Electric Network for Information Exchange, Rockville, Maryland, 1985-1992. Vice president finance and marketing United States Videotel, Houston, 1992-1994.
Senior vice president Delphi Internet (division of News Corp), 1994-1997. Vice president strategic operations Columbia Broadcasting System Sportsline, 1998. President GolfWeb, 1998.
Vice president production Look Smart, Ltd., since 1999. President, chief operating officer, Preference Technologies, since 2000. Member editorial advisory board Online Access magazine, Chicago, since 1986.
Membership
Member General Electric Political Action Committee, Washington, 1991. With United States Navy, 1963-1966. Member Videotex Industry Association (board directors 1988-1990), Information Industry Association (Immy award 1990), American Management Association, Elfun Society for General Electric Leaders.
Connections
Married Sherry Lee Soronen, June 27, 1970. Children: Heather, Summer.
Awards
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Named One of Top 50 Contributors to Personal Computer Industry, Microtimes magazine, 1986, One of Top 150 Contributors to Personal Computer Industry, 1987.Named One of Top 50 Contributors to Personal Computer Industry, Microtimes magazine, 1986, One of Top 150 Contributors to Personal Computer Industry, 1987.