Gary Hoover

Gary Hoover is a serial entrepreneur, business historian, author, and teacher. He founded book superstore chain Bookstop, then co-founded the company that evolved into the Hoovers.com business information source. He was the first Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the University of Texas-Austin Business School. Gary graduated from the University of Chicago, studying under Milton Friedman. He now serves as the Executive Director of the American Business History Center. He lives in Flatonia, Texas in his 57,000-book library