Douglas Gene "Doug" Carlston (born April 30, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts) is the founder and current CEO of Tawala Systems based in San Rafael, California.
He was previously CEO, chairman, and co-founder of Brøderbund Software, a major software publishing firm that produced classic titles such as The Print Shop, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, Prince of Persia, and Myst.
Brøderbund was acquired by The Learning Company in 1998 for $420 million, and the combined company was sold to Mattel for $3.6 billion.