Sidney K. Meier (born February 24, 1954 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian programmer and designer of several popular computer strategy games who has been living in the state of Maryland. In 1982, he co-founded MicroProse with former Air Force officer Bill Stealey where developed the Civilization game series for which he is most known.
He has been the Director of Creative Development for computer game developer Firaxis Games, a company which he co-founded with Jeff Briggs and Brian Reynolds in 1996.