Jean-Louis Gassée

Jean-Louis Gassée
Born24 March 1944 (1944-03-24) (age 81)
Paris, France
OccupationBusiness executive
Employers
  • Hewlett Packard 1968–1974
  • Data General 1974–1981
  • Apple Computer Inc. 1981–1990
  • Be, Inc. 1991–2002

Jean-Louis Gassée (born 24 March 1944) is a business executive. He is best known as a former executive at Apple Computer, where he worked from 1981 to 1990. He also founded Be Inc., creators of the BeOS computer operating system. After leaving Be, he became Chairman of PalmSource, Inc. in November 2004.