About Us
 
Reuben Steiger
Reuben Steiger Chairman & CEO

Reuben Steiger is the Chairman & CEO of Millions of Us, a company dedicated to helping businesses understand and harness the power of virtual worlds and online communities.

Prior to founding Millions of Us, Steiger was the Evangelist for Linden Lab, creators of the 3-D virtual world Second Life. In that role, he was responsible for business development efforts and bringing the first wave of corporations and commercial developers into Second Life.

Until 2002, he was Chief Development Officer at OVEN Digital, where he helped build that company into the world's largest privately-owned Internet consultancy with 11 offices and 350 employees worldwide.

Steiger holds a BA in English Literature from Brown University and lives in Marin County with his wife and two young children.

 
Christian Lassonde
Christian Lassonde President & CEO

Christian Lassonde, President & CEO, is a veteran of the Massively Multiplayer Games industry with deep knowledge of the game theory, social dynamics, technology and economics involved in Online Virtual Worlds and other large online communities.

Prior to founding Millions of Us, Lassonde came to Millions of Us from Linden Lab where he was the Program Manager in charge of core product development on Second Life and web development. Prior to Linden Lab, Lassonde was at LucasArts, a division of Lucasfilm, where he worked as a Lead Network Programmer on multiple titles including Republic Commando. He also held the post of Lead Programmer for Ultima Online at Origin Studios, a division of Electronic Arts. During his time at Origin, Lassonde released both Ultima Online: Third Dawn and Ultima Online: Lord Blackthorn's Revenge.

Lassonde holds Bachelors in Engineering Science and Computer Science from the University of Western Ontario and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of San Francisco. He lives in Marin County with his wife and daughters.