Where does Adam Houghton work?

Adam Houghton is Founder of ForeFlight.

What companies did Adam Houghton found?

Adam Houghton founded ForeFlight.

Where did Adam Houghton go to school?

Adam Houghton studied at Trinity University (BS, Computer Science).

Adam Houghton

Founder

Founder at ForeFlight

Austin, Texas, United States

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About

Adam Houghton is the Chief Executive Officer of Tailsight, a TechOps software platform developing an AI-powered solution for maintenance scheduling across fleets, stations, technicians, and resources in partnership with a U.S. airline. He co-founded ForeFlight, an iPad-based flight planning platform, in 2008 and led its engineering and operations through its acquisition by Boeing in 2022.

Founder at ForeFlight

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ForeFlight's investors · 2

Silver Lake PartnersMenlo Park Thoma BravoChicago

Co-founders at ForeFlight

Tyson W.Founder

Experience

TailsightChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
Airspeed PartnersInvestor / Advisorcurrent2022 — presentPark City, Utah, United States
StaplesVRBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
OpenSnowBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
ForeFlightCo-Founder / Executive Advisor2022 — 2024Austin, TX
ForeFlightCo-Founder / COO2008 — 2022Austin, TX
SASAdvanced Computing Lab2002 — 2008Cary, NC
Southwest Research InstituteSoftware Developer2002San Antonio, TX
Rare MediumSoftware Developer1999 — 2001San Antonio, TX
AtensionSoftware Developer1998 — 1999San Antonio, TX
Splash DesignOwner1997 — 1998Kingwood, TX
Village Online ISPTechnical Support1997Kingwood, TX
KinetiksIntern1996Kingwood, TX
Small Town BBSSysOp1993 — 1995Kingwood, TX
Adam’s GraphicsOwner1985 — 1989Kingwood, TX

Frequently asked questions

Who is Adam Houghton?: Adam Houghton is the Chief Executive Officer of Tailsight, a TechOps software platform developing an AI-powered solution for maintenance scheduling across fleets, stations, technicians, and resources in partnership with a U.S. airline. He co-founded ForeFlight, an iPad-based flight planning platform, in 2008 and led its engineering and operations through its acquisition by Boeing in 2022.
Where does Adam Houghton work?: Adam Houghton is Founder of ForeFlight.
What companies did Adam Houghton found?: Adam Houghton founded ForeFlight.
Where did Adam Houghton go to school?: Adam Houghton studied at Trinity University (BS, Computer Science).