Fred Haslam is a software engineer and mobile platform developer who has worked for eBay, Inc. since January 2011. While working at Maxis from mid 1989 through 1994, he was the lead developer on SimCity 2000, co-authoring it with Will Wright. He also created an online game called "Dragon Court."
Haslam and his family moved to Vancouver, Washington in 2004. In 2006 he received a BS in computer science from Washington State University Vancouver. He is the son of writer Gerald Haslam.