Sean Gourley
Founded Primer in 2015 and served as CEO until 2023; a physicist and complex-systems researcher, previously co-founder and CTO of Quid.
Sean Gourley founded Primer in 2015 and served as CEO through 2023, when he was succeeded by Sean Moriarty. He holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Oxford (Balliol College) as a Rhodes Scholar, where his research modeling the mathematics of insurgency was featured on the cover of Nature in December 2009. Before Primer, he co-founded and served as CTO of Quid, a data-analytics company, from around 2010 to 2015.
Overview
- Role
- Founder (2015); CEO, Primer (2015-2023)
- Based in
- San Francisco, CA
- Prior experience
- Quid
- www.linkedin.com/in/sgourley/
- X / Twitter
- x.com/sgourley
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Frequently asked
- Who is Sean Gourley?
- Sean Gourley founded Primer in 2015 and served as CEO through 2023, when he was succeeded by Sean Moriarty. He holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Oxford (Balliol College) as a Rhodes Scholar, where his research modeling the mathematics of insurgency was featured on the cover of Nature in December 2009. Before Primer, he co-founded and served as CTO of Quid, a data-analytics company, from around 2010 to 2015.
- What is Sean Gourley's role?
- Sean Gourley is Founder (2015); CEO, Primer (2015-2023), based in San Francisco, CA.
- Where did Sean Gourley work before?
- Sean Gourley's prior roles include Quid.
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Sean Gourley, Founder and CEO of Primer, a Rhodes Scholar with a physics PhD from Oxford, previously co-founded and was CTO of Quid.
World Economic Forum: Sean Gourley — Author ProfileVerified2026-08-15