diff --git a/paddle/framework/CMakeLists.txt b/paddle/framework/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a5d8532bb32db917b893f7f59039e08d85c8c34..3ee721ac9371c15deba2f9cef0c4f30ab39c90d3 100644
--- a/paddle/framework/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/paddle/framework/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,3 +43,5 @@ add_custom_command(TARGET framework_py_proto POST_BUILD
 
 cc_library(backward SRCS backward.cc DEPS net_op)
 cc_test(backward_test SRCS backward_test.cc DEPS backward recurrent_op device_context)
+
+cc_library(executor SRCS executor.cc DEPS device_context framework_proto)
diff --git a/paddle/framework/executor.cc b/paddle/framework/executor.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ccf67169496940387781190803d674fd96326bcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/framework/executor.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2016 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserve.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License. */
+
+#include "paddle/framework/executor.h"
+
+#include "paddle/platform/device_context.h"
+
+namespace paddle {
+namespace framework {
+
+class LinearListView;
+class GraphView;
+
+// Immutable view of a ProgramDesc organized for efficient execution.
+class ProgramDescView {
+ public:
+  virtual ~ProgramDescView() {}
+  virtual void Initialize(const ProgramDesc*) = 0;
+  static ProgramDescView* Create(bool is_linear);
+};
+
+class LinearListView : public ProgramDescView {
+ public:
+  void Initialize(const ProgramDesc*) override;
+};
+
+class GraphView : public ProgramDescView {
+ public:
+  void Initialize(const ProgramDesc*) override;
+};
+
+static ProgramDescView* Create(bool is_linear) {
+  if (is_linear) {
+    return new LinearListView();
+  } else {
+    return new GraphView();
+  }
+}
+
+void LinearListView::Initialize(const ProgramDesc*) {
+  // get a LinearView of ProgramDesc
+}
+
+void GraphView::Initialize(const ProgramDesc*) {
+  // get a GraphView of ProgramDesc
+}
+
+class ExecutorImpl : public Executor {
+ public:
+  ExecutorImpl(const platform::DeviceContext* ctx, const ProgramDesc* pdesc,
+               bool is_linear)
+      : device_context_(ctx),
+        program_desc_(pdesc),
+        view_(ProgramDescView::Create(is_linear)) {}
+
+  virtual ~ExecutorImpl() {
+    if (view_) delete view_;
+  }
+
+  void Run() override;
+
+  void Initialize();
+
+ private:
+  const platform::DeviceContext* device_context_;
+  const ProgramDesc* program_desc_;
+  ProgramDescView* view_;
+};
+
+static Executor* NewLocalExecutor(const platform::Place& place,
+                                  const ProgramDesc& pdesc, bool is_linear) {
+  platform::DeviceContext* device_context = nullptr;
+  if (platform::is_cpu_place(place)) {
+    device_context =
+        new platform::CPUDeviceContext(boost::get<platform::CPUPlace>(place));
+  }
+#ifndef PADDLE_ONLY_CPU
+  else if {
+    device_context =
+        new platform::CUDADeviceContext(boost::get<platform::GPUPlace>(place));
+  }
+#endif
+  return new ExecutorImpl(device_context, &pdesc, is_linear);
+}
+
+void ExecutorImpl::Run() {
+  // operators running
+  device_context_->Wait();
+}
+
+void ExecutorImpl::Initialize() {
+  // Initialize the ProgramDescView
+  view_->Initialize(program_desc_);
+}
+
+}  // namespace framework
+}  // namespace paddle
diff --git a/paddle/framework/executor.h b/paddle/framework/executor.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..69f0e3f18fc2fee2959752ded052179f93599a46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/framework/executor.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2016 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserve.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License. */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "paddle/framework/framework.pb.h"
+#include "paddle/platform/place.h"
+
+namespace paddle {
+namespace framework {
+
+class Executor {
+ public:
+  virtual ~Executor() {}
+  virtual void Run() = 0;
+};
+
+static Executor* NewLocalExecutor(const platform::Place&, const ProgramDesc&);
+
+}  // namespace framework
+}  // namespace paddle
diff --git a/paddle/framework/executor_test.cc b/paddle/framework/executor_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f8a41b12ad218f8fb895710687c7477419bbac29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/framework/executor_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2016 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserve.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License. */
+
+#include "paddle/framework/executor.h"
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+
+TEST(Executor, Init) {}
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