https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/07/12/carmel-valley-startup-ceo-resigns-after-his-racist-tirade-against-asian-american-family/ > The high-tech CEO whose racist tirade against Asian-American diners at a Carmel Valley restaurant last week went viral has left his position at San Francisco-based Solid8, he confirmed in a statement Sunday. > British-born Michael Lofthouse, 37, said that he resigned as chief executive of the cloud transformation consultancy startup, just a few days after he had publicly apologized for the encounter. In a viral video, Lofthouse is seen shouting expletives and racist comments at a family.