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  1. Early life and education

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  5. References

{{Infobox person
| name = Guy Primus
| title = CEO & co-founder, The Virtual Reality Company
|image = Guy Primus.jpg|birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|caption = Guy Primus (2014)|residence = Los Angeles, California|education = MBA, Harvard Business School; BS & MS in Industrial Engineering, Georgia Tech; Penn Hills High School|boards = Southern California Public Radio; Georgia Tech Advisory Board; Georgia Tech School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (chairman emeritus); Park Century School}}

Guy Primus (born July 1969), is an American businessman. He is co-founder and CEO of The Virtual Reality Company[1] and is a member of the Board of Trustees[2] of Southern California Public Radio. He is also the chairman emeritus of the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering advisory board at Georgia Tech.[3] Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[4], he grew up in a middle-class neighborhood. After graduating from Penn Hills High School[5], he attended Georgia Tech[6], earning a BS in Industrial Engineering in 1992 and an MS in Industrial Engineering in 1995. He graduated from Harvard Business School in 2000. He is also a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.

In 2018, Primus earned a patent for his invention "Emotion-based experience feedback." [7]

Primus was recognized by Black Enterprise [8] as one of the most influential Blacks in technology and is a 2017 Ebony Power 100[9] honoree. In 2013, he was named a Captain of Industry[10] by the Institute of Industrial Engineers.

Early life and education

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Guy Primus was born in 1969 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Primus is a 1987 graduate of Penn Hills High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he earned a National Achievement scholarship.[11] He earned his BS in Industrial Engineering[12] from Georgia tech in 1992 and was president of the African American Student Union. He received his MS in Industrial Engineering[13] from Georgia Tech in 1995 and his MBA from Harvard Business School in 2000.

Career

After graduating from Georgia Tech with his master's degree, Primus started his career as at CAPS Logistics, a logistics software company started by his mentor and former professor, H. Donald Ratliff[14] before becoming a consultant with A.T. Kearney in Alexandria, Virginia.[15] Primus left Kearney in 1998 to pursue his MBA, and, upon graduating from Harvard Business School, he combined his passions of technology and media to start an online market research company called UrbanIQ, which later became the basis for Blue Flame Marketing + Advertising, the agency founded by entertainment mogul Sean Combs.[16] After leaving Blue Flame, Primus joined Microsoft, where he became group product marketing manager for MSN Entertainment. There, he conceived "The Scenario" which was recognized as Best Branded Entertainment Experience at the 2005 ad:Tech awards.[17]

Primus then joined Starbucks as head of digital media for Starbucks Entertainment where he led the creation of the popular Pick of the Week program for Starbucks and Apple. Primus was then recruited to Overbrook Entertainment where he rose to the position of Chief Operating Officer, reporting directly to co-CEOs Will Smith and James Lassiter. While at Overbrook, Primus co-founded Tentpole Ventures, a seed-stage investment vehicle whose portfolio includes Pinterest and DogVacay.

Primus left Overbrook in 2013 to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors and co-founded The Core Venture Studio and The Collider co-working space[18] before co-founding The Virtual Reality Company (VRC) with Robert Stromberg, Chris Edwards and Joel Newton.[19] He became CEO of VRC in the summer of 2015. At VRC, he served as an executive producer of The Martian VR, which won a Cannes Lions award [20], Raising a Rukus, which won a Lumiere Award,[21] and Jurassic WorldVR Expedition, which was named as Best Location-Based VR Experience by UploadVR. [22] [23]

Personal life

Guy Primus is married to Heather Thompson Primus and the couple has two children, Grant and Clarke. He is a two time judge of the [https://inventureprize.gatech.edu/ InVenture Prize][24] venture competition, He is also a member of the Television Academy.

Primus assisted former Intel CEO Paul Otellini on the President's Jobs Council[25][26]

External links

  • The Virtual Reality Company
  • [https://www.isye.gatech.edu/ Georgia Tech School of Industrial and Systems Engineering]
  • [https://inventureprize.gatech.edu/ InVenture Prize] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GCR-TH7Op4 2015], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTN1o1ISaG4 2014]

References

1. ^{{Cite web|title = Guy Primus - co-founder + CEO @ The Virtual Reality Company {{!}} CrunchBase|url = https://www.crunchbase.com/person/guy-primus|website = www.crunchbase.com|accessdate = 2015-09-26}}
2. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.scpr.org/about/people/board|title=Board of Trustees|last=Radio|first=Southern California Public|work=Southern California Public Radio|access-date=2018-01-01}}
3. ^{{Cite web|title = Guy Primus|url = http://www.coe.gatech.edu/content/guy-primus|accessdate = 2015-09-26}}
4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.isye.gatech.edu/news/alumni-spotlight-virtual-worlds-guy-primus|title=ISyE {{!}} Georgia Institute of Technology {{!}} Atlanta, GA|website=www.isye.gatech.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-01-01}}
5. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/89379828/|title=26 Mar 1987, Page 115 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at Newspapers.com|work=Newspapers.com|access-date=2018-01-01|language=en}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.isye.gatech.edu/news/alumni-spotlight-virtual-worlds-guy-primus|title=ISyE {{!}} Georgia Institute of Technology {{!}} Atlanta, GA|website=www.isye.gatech.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-01-01}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://patents.justia.com/inventor/guy-primus
8. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.blackenterprise.com/list-of-the-most-influential-blacks-in-technology/|title=List of the Most Influential Blacks in Technology |website=Black Enterprise|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-09}}
9. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.ebony.com/power100-2017/techies/guy-primus|title=EBONY Power 100 2017 Honoree - Guy Primus|last=Ebony.com|website=EBONY Power 100 2017|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-01}}
10. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.iise.org/details.aspx?id=34700|title=An island of winners-IIE Annual Honors & Awards 2013|website=www.iise.org|access-date=2018-01-01}}
11. ^{{Cite web|title = Penn Hills seniors win scholarships|url = https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/89379828/|accessdate = 1987-03-26}}
12. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.isye.gatech.edu/hg/item/65039|title=ISyE {{!}} Georgia Institute of Technology {{!}} Atlanta, GA|website=www.isye.gatech.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-01-03}}
13. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.isye.gatech.edu/hg/item/65039|title=ISyE {{!}} Georgia Institute of Technology {{!}} Atlanta, GA|website=www.isye.gatech.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-01-03}}
14. ^{{Cite web|title = GT {{!}} Georgia Institute of Technology - News Center -|url = http://www.news.gatech.edu/hg/item/178071|website = www.news.gatech.edu|accessdate = 2015-09-26}}
15. ^{{Cite web|title = Guy Primus|url = http://www.nycup.org/news-events/cup-catalyst-listings/adh-entertainment/|website = www.nycup.org|accessdate = 2015-09-26}}
16. ^{{Cite web|title = Team Overbrook: Guy Primus|url = https://variety.com/2008/scene/markets-festivals/team-overbrook-guy-primus-1117997272/|accessdate = 2015-09-26|first = Caroline|last = Ryder}}
17. ^{{Cite web|title = I, Optimize: The Application of Industrial Engineering Principles to the Business of Entertainment|url = https://smartech.gatech.edu/handle/1853/49418?show=full|website = smartech.gatech.edu|accessdate = 2015-09-26}}
18. ^{{Cite web|title = The Core Venture Studio's Tech, Media, and Entertainment Fund|url = http://www.blackenterprise.com/small-business/the-core-venture-studio-the-south-tech-media-entertainment/|website = Black Enterprise|accessdate = 2015-09-26}}
19. ^{{Cite news|title = Virtual-Reality Projects Get Hollywood Treatment|url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/hollywood-plays-to-virtual-reality-1429125999|newspaper = Wall Street Journal|access-date = 2015-09-26|issn = 0099-9660|first = Erich|last = Schwartzel}}
20. ^ url=http://www.rsafilms.com/14368/cannes-lions-honours-rsa-work/
21. ^ url = https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/events/unreal-engine-developers-honored-at-the-2018-lumiere-awards
22. ^{{Cite news|title = UploadVR’s Best Of 2018 VR Award Winners|url = https://uploadvr.com/best-vr-2018-winners/|access-date = 2019-01-01|first = David|last = Jagneaux}}
23. ^ url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3923127/
24. ^{{Cite web|title = Judges & Hosts {{!}} InVenture Prize|url = https://inventureprize.gatech.edu/competition/judges-and-host|website = inventureprize.gatech.edu|accessdate = 2015-09-27}}
25. ^{{Cite web|title = Call for Questions & Input: The President’s Council on Jobs Session in Portland, Oregon|url = https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/08/24/call-questions-input-president-s-council-jobs-session-portland-oregon|accessdate = 2015-09-26}}
26. ^{{Cite web|title = NASA - NASA Administrator Bolden, President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness Launch 'Stay With It' Campaign on Facebook|url = http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2012/mar/HQ_12_043_Bolden_Facebook_Pres_Jobs_prt.htm|website = www.nasa.gov|accessdate = 2015-09-26}}
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