Jim Gilliam

Jim Gilliam is an accomplished technology entrepreneur with extensive experience in leadership roles. As the Founder and Executive Chairman of NationBuilder since October 2009, Jim has focused on developing software for leaders. Prior to this, Jim co-founded Brave New Films, which revolutionized documentary distribution by connecting directly with audiences, producing significant works such as "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price" and "Iraq for Sale." Additionally, Jim served as CTO at Business.com, where Jim built the first all business-focused vertical search engine, and as Principal Software Engineer at Lycos, contributing to innovations in search technology. Jim's educational background includes a period of unschooling from 1989 to 1995.