Kilgore attended Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. He was in the Ph.D. program in physics at Iowa State University and then changed career direction, obtaining an MBA from Stanford's Graduate School of Business.
His career includes corporate finance and venture capital in a Fortune 100 Corporation and then over 20 years in the software development business. Later, he co-founded and served as a Director and Treasurer of Iringa Hope, a 501(c)(3) non-profit that starts and supports village-level micro-finance and agricultural coops in central Tanzania.
Kilgore's career has spanned diverse interests and experiences. His wide-ranging curiosity took him away from the narrow focus of scientific research. But, he still has a passion for science and likes to weave some into his stories.
In 2023, he won a Literary Titian award for his novel Through the Raging Storm.
Documentaries about aliens coming to Earth in ancient times triggered the ideas that resulted in Escape from Tridon. It is Kilgore's first venture into pure science fiction. Like all of his writing, it raises questions that transcend the story and pertain to our lives.
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