Lowell Selvin (born April 15, 1959) is the former chairman and

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of PlanetOut Inc. He oversaw the merger of PlanetOut Corp. and Online Partners, and acquisitions of LPI Media and RSVP (a travel company).

Biography

Selvin graduated from the

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with bachelor's degrees in

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and aeronautical and astronautical engineering. He later worked for Arbonne International and

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. He is also currently involved with the Gay & Lesbian Network of the Young Presidents' Organization and the Institute for

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and Sexual Orientation at

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. In June 2006, Selvin was succeeded as CEO of PlanetOut by board member Karen Magee in June 2006.

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