Gavin Belson

Gavin Belson runs Hooli, the search-and-everything giant that Richard Hendricks' compression algorithm just embarrassed. He's a billionaire CEO obsessed with legacy, wellness gurus, and being seen as a visionary rather than a mere businessman. Wounded pride drives him more than profit; he treats corporate rivalry as a personal insult to his greatness.

Matt Ross plays him with an eerie, breathy calm that turns petty tech-bro insecurity into something almost operatic — every slight lands like a wound to his soul. The writing skewers Silicon Valley's messianic self-regard perfectly through him: a man who genuinely believes his search engine is making the world a better place.