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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Chamath Palihapitiya</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Chamath_Palihapitiya_2016_Dialog_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Chamath_Palihapitiya_2016_Dialog_%28cropped%29.jpg/250px-Chamath_Palihapitiya_2016_Dialog_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="308" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Chamath_Palihapitiya_2016_Dialog_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Chamath_Palihapitiya_2016_Dialog_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, 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scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouses</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Brigette Lau</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 2018)<wbr /></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712" /></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Nathalie Dompé</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 2023)<wbr /></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">5</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Chamath Palihapitiya</b> (born 3 September 1976)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a Sri Lankan-born <a href="/wiki/Canadian-American" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian-American">Canadian-American</a> <a href="/wiki/Venture_capital" title="Venture capital">venture capitalist</a> and <a href="/wiki/Entrepreneur" class="mw-redirect" title="Entrepreneur">entrepreneur</a>. He is the founder and <a href="/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">chief executive officer</a> (CEO) of <a href="/wiki/Social_Capital_(venture_capital)" title="Social Capital (venture capital)">Social Capital</a>, and previously served as an early senior executive at <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a> from 2007 to 2011. Palihapitiya is known for his venture capital investments, work with <a href="/wiki/Special-purpose_acquisition_company" title="Special-purpose acquisition company">Special-purpose acquisition companies</a> (SPACs), his minority ownership in the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>, and as a co-host of the business and technology podcast <i><a href="/wiki/All-In_(podcast)" title="All-In (podcast)">All-In</a></i>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chamath_Palihapitiya&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Born in <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a> to a family from <a href="/wiki/Galle" title="Galle">Galle</a>, Palihapitiya moved to <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> at age five when his father was posted to the <a href="/wiki/High_Commission_of_Sri_Lanka,_Ottawa" class="mw-redirect" title="High Commission of Sri Lanka, Ottawa">High Commission of Sri Lanka in Ottawa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Inc_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Inc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:11_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:11-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1986, when his father's diplomatic posting came to an end, the family sought asylum in Canada due to his father's criticism of violence against <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Tamils" title="Sri Lankan Tamils">Tamils</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Lankan Civil War">Sri Lankan Civil War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Inc_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Inc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:13_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:13-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Growing up in difficult economic circumstances, Palihapitiya's father struggled with <a href="/wiki/Alcoholism" title="Alcoholism">alcoholism</a> and unemployment while his mother worked <a href="/wiki/Housekeeping" title="Housekeeping">housekeeping</a> jobs.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At age 14, Palihapitiya began working at <a href="/wiki/Burger_King" title="Burger King">Burger King</a> to support his family.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attended <a href="/wiki/Lisgar_Collegiate_Institute" title="Lisgar Collegiate Institute">Lisgar Collegiate Institute</a> and later graduated from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Waterloo" title="University of Waterloo">University of Waterloo</a> in 1999 with a degree in <a href="/wiki/Electrical_engineering" title="Electrical engineering">electrical engineering</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chamath_Palihapitiya&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1999–2007:_Early_career"><span id="1999.E2.80.932007:_Early_career"></span>1999–2007: Early career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chamath_Palihapitiya&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1999–2007: Early career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After graduation, Palihapitiya worked as a <a href="/wiki/Derivatives_trading" class="mw-redirect" title="Derivatives trading">derivatives trader</a> at <a href="/wiki/BMO_Nesbitt_Burns" class="mw-redirect" title="BMO Nesbitt Burns">BMO Nesbitt Burns</a> before joining <a href="/wiki/Winamp" title="Winamp">Winamp</a> in <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following AOL's acquisition of <a href="/wiki/Winamp" title="Winamp">Winamp</a>, he became AOL's youngest vice president, heading its instant messaging division in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes-profile_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes-profile-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He briefly worked at <a href="/wiki/Mayfield_Fund" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayfield Fund">Mayfield Fund</a> before joining <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a> in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes-profile_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes-profile-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2007–2011:_Facebook"><span id="2007.E2.80.932011:_Facebook"></span>2007–2011: Facebook</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chamath_Palihapitiya&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2007–2011: Facebook"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chamath_Palihapitiya_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Chamath_Palihapitiya_2007.jpg/220px-Chamath_Palihapitiya_2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Chamath_Palihapitiya_2007.jpg/330px-Chamath_Palihapitiya_2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Chamath_Palihapitiya_2007.jpg/440px-Chamath_Palihapitiya_2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a><figcaption>Palihapitiya in 2007 speaking at a Facebook event.</figcaption></figure> <p>At Facebook, Palihapitiya led the release of <a href="/wiki/Facebook_Beacon" title="Facebook Beacon">Facebook Beacon</a>, an advertising system which failed and became the subject of lawsuits. Palihapitiya next focused on new user growth; after four years, Facebook had 1 billion users.<sup id="cite_ref-businessweek_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-businessweek-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before leaving Facebook, Palihapitiya led the <a href="/wiki/Facebook_Phone" class="mw-redirect" title="Facebook Phone">Facebook Phone</a> and <a href="/wiki/Facebook_Home" title="Facebook Home">Facebook Home</a> projects.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-recode2016_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-recode2016-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Steven_Levy" title="Steven Levy">Steven Levy</a> wrote in <i>Facebook: The Inside Story</i> that Palihapitiya was regarded as a "bully" at Facebook,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and that his subordinates often cried as a result of his bullying.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2011–present:_Social_Capital"><span id="2011.E2.80.93present:_Social_Capital"></span>2011–present: Social Capital</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chamath_Palihapitiya&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2011–present: Social Capital"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Graphing_Social_Patterns_07_-_IMG_9566_(1526854767).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Graphing_Social_Patterns_07_-_IMG_9566_%281526854767%29.jpg/250px-Graphing_Social_Patterns_07_-_IMG_9566_%281526854767%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Graphing_Social_Patterns_07_-_IMG_9566_%281526854767%29.jpg/330px-Graphing_Social_Patterns_07_-_IMG_9566_%281526854767%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Graphing_Social_Patterns_07_-_IMG_9566_%281526854767%29.jpg/500px-Graphing_Social_Patterns_07_-_IMG_9566_%281526854767%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1365" /></a><figcaption>Palihapitiya speaking at Graphing Social Patterns conference in San Jose.</figcaption></figure> <p>After leaving Facebook, Palihapitiya founded <a href="/wiki/Social_Capital_(venture_capital)" title="Social Capital (venture capital)">Social Capital</a>, with his then-wife.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The firm initially operated as a traditional <a href="/wiki/Venture_capital" title="Venture capital">venture capital</a> fund, investing in companies including <a href="/wiki/Yammer" class="mw-redirect" title="Yammer">Yammer</a> (acquired by <a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a> for $1.2B),<sup id="cite_ref-techcrunch_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-techcrunch-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/SecondMarket" class="mw-redirect" title="SecondMarket">SecondMarket</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Slack_Technologies" title="Slack Technologies">Slack</a> (acquired by <a href="/wiki/Salesforce" title="Salesforce">Salesforce</a> for $27B), Swarm (acquired by <a href="/wiki/SpaceX" title="SpaceX">SpaceX</a>), <a href="/wiki/Groq" title="Groq">Groq</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Box_(company)" class="mw-redirect" title="Box (company)">Box</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wsj_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wsj-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 2015, the fund managed over $1.1 billion in assets.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018, Social Capital underwent significant changes, transitioning from a multi-LP venture capital fund to a family office structure.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since then, Social Capital has made investments in three areas: climate science, life sciences, and biotechnology, and the decentralization of the digital economy through platforms such as <a href="/wiki/Blockchain" title="Blockchain">blockchain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cryptocurrency" title="Cryptocurrency">crypto</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Digital_asset" title="Digital asset">digital assets</a>. Palihapitiya manages from a balance sheet of permanent capital.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Palihapitiya has become a prominent figure in the <a href="/wiki/Special_purpose_acquisition_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Special purpose acquisition company">special purpose acquisition company</a> (SPAC) movement. Notable deals include taking <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Galactic" title="Virgin Galactic">Virgin Galactic</a> public in 2019,<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Opendoor" title="Opendoor">Opendoor</a> in 2020, and later <a href="/wiki/SoFi" title="SoFi">SoFi</a><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Clover_Health" title="Clover Health">Clover Health</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_positions_and_activities">Political positions and activities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chamath_Palihapitiya&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Political positions and activities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While historically a <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a> donor,<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> contributing approximately $1.3 million over a decade,<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:6_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he has recently shifted toward <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> support.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, Palihapitiya donated $7,500 to U.S. Senate candidate <a href="/wiki/Ted_Cruz" title="Ted Cruz">Ted Cruz</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2020, Palihapitiya told <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> that he would like to see <a href="/wiki/Michael_Bloomberg" title="Michael Bloomberg">Michael Bloomberg</a> at the top of the Democratic ticket in the <a href="/wiki/2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries">2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries</a>, paired with <a href="/wiki/Amy_Klobuchar" title="Amy Klobuchar">Amy Klobuchar</a> or <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Warren" title="Elizabeth Warren">Elizabeth Warren</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2023, he hosted a $50,000-per-plate fundraiser for presidential candidate <a href="/wiki/Vivek_Ramaswamy" title="Vivek Ramaswamy">Vivek Ramaswamy</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in 2024, co-hosted a $12 million <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Trump</a> fundraiser with his All-In Podcast co-host <a href="/wiki/David_O._Sacks" title="David O. Sacks">David O. Sacks</a> in <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:12_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a co-host, along with Jacqueline Sacks, <a href="/wiki/David_O._Sacks" title="David O. Sacks">David Sacks</a>'s wife, of the fundraising event, which raised $12 million and was held on 6 June 2024 at Sacks's Pacific Heights home.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Previously, in early 2021, he briefly considered running in the California gubernatorial recall election before withdrawing from consideration.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Immigration_reform_and_policy_advocacy">Immigration reform and policy advocacy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chamath_Palihapitiya&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Immigration reform and policy advocacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Palihapitiya was listed as one of the "Founders" of the lobbying group <a href="/wiki/FWD.us" title="FWD.us">FWD.us</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-fwd-us-supporters_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fwd-us-supporters-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The group launched on 11 April 2013, and its goals include immigration reform, improving education, and enabling technological innovation, all in a United States context.<sup id="cite_ref-fwd-us-about-us_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fwd-us-about-us-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-zuck-op-ed_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zuck-op-ed-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An article in <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Republic" title="The New Republic">The New Republic</a></i> stated that Palihapitiya received a weekly report about FWD.us and also quoted him as saying, in response to controversy around the FWD.us political lobbying strategy: "The folks that are actually people that run that day to day are sophisticated and understand the nuances of how to affect it<span class="nowrap"> </span>... It's a really gnarly, gnarly thing having to deal with Washington. And to be honest with you, my perspective was, it's a really good investment because it's a good way to pay it forward, and I'm really glad there are other people other than me who are dealing with it who have the patience and resolve to figure it out."<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="San_Francisco_inequality_and_housing_controversy">San Francisco inequality and housing controversy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chamath_Palihapitiya&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: San Francisco inequality and housing controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At <a href="/wiki/Bloomberg_L.P." title="Bloomberg L.P.">Bloomberg</a>'s <i>Next Big Thing</i> conference in <a href="/wiki/Sausalito,_California" title="Sausalito, California">Sausalito, California</a>, Palihapitiya made remarks critical of San Francisco's then mayor, <a href="/wiki/Ed_Lee_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ed Lee (politician)">Ed Lee</a>, and proposed that the city provide subsidized housing to low-income residents funded by an equity tax on startups, with the tax-and-subsidy schemes potentially restricted to particular zones of the city. This led to a heated debate between Palihapitiya and <a href="/wiki/Super_angel" title="Super angel">super angel</a> <a href="/wiki/Ron_Conway" title="Ron Conway">Ron Conway</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Conway, a supporter of Lee, defended the city's policies, argued that things would get better for all residents, and noted that Palihapitiya lives in <a href="/wiki/Palo_Alto" class="mw-redirect" title="Palo Alto">Palo Alto</a> rather than in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a later clarification to <i><a href="/wiki/TechCrunch" title="TechCrunch">TechCrunch</a></i>, Palihapitiya outlined his vision in more detail and described how his views on inequality and social mobility were shaped by his experience growing up with poor immigrant parents in <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Social_media">Social media</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chamath_Palihapitiya&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Social media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2017, Palihapitiya sparked discussion about <a href="/wiki/Social_media" title="Social media">social media</a>'s societal impact, drawing from his experience at <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He argued that while social platforms could be "a force for good," their design created "<a href="/wiki/Dopamine" title="Dopamine">dopamine</a>-driven <a href="/wiki/Feedback_loop" class="mw-redirect" title="Feedback loop">feedback loops</a>" that could harm <a href="/wiki/Civil_discourse" title="Civil discourse">social discourse</a> and behavior.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This perspective extends to his personal life, where he actively limits his children's screen time and social media exposure, emphasizing direct engagement over technological dependence.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="California_gubernatorial_campaign">California gubernatorial campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chamath_Palihapitiya&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: California gubernatorial campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 25 January 2021, Palihapitiya announced he would challenge incumbent California Governor <a href="/wiki/Gavin_Newsom" title="Gavin Newsom">Gavin Newsom</a> in the event Newsom was recalled.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If elected, Palihapitiya said he would cut the state income tax rate from 16 to 0 percent, provide free education vouchers, allow for a two thousand dollar credit for every child born in California, and work to make California the center of climate and technology jobs. He shared a campaign website that was created by a supporter.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2021, however, Palihapitiya declared he would not run for governor.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_62-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Comments_on_persecution_of_Uyghurs_in_China">Comments on persecution of Uyghurs in China</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chamath_Palihapitiya&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Comments on persecution of Uyghurs in China"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In January 2022, Palihapitiya said on the <i><a href="/wiki/All-In_(podcast)" title="All-In (podcast)">All-In</a></i> podcast to co-host <a href="/wiki/Jason_Calacanis" title="Jason Calacanis">Jason Calacanis</a> that the alleged <a href="/wiki/Persecution_of_Uyghurs_in_China" title="Persecution of Uyghurs in China">persecution of Uyghurs in China</a> does not concern him: </p> <blockquote> <p>Nobody cares about what's happening to the Uyghurs, okay. You bring it up because you care and I think it's nice that you care. The rest of us don't care. I'm just telling you a very hard, ugly truth. Of all the things that I care about, yes, it is below my line.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:7_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NationalReview_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NationalReview-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </blockquote> <p>Palihapitiya said he and most Americans care more about <a href="/wiki/Economy_of_the_United_States" title="Economy of the United States">domestic economic issues</a> than the <a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_China" title="Human rights in China">human rights abuses</a> of <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Uyghurs" title="Uyghurs">Uyghur</a> minority.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response, the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> issued a statement saying that Palihapitiya "does not speak on behalf of our franchise, and his views certainly don't reflect those of our organization."<sup id="cite_ref-:7_66-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:8_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Palihapitiya later apologized for these comments in a tweet, stating that he recognized he came across as "lacking empathy" and that "To be clear, my belief is that human rights matter, whether in China, the United States, or elsewhere. Full stop."<sup id="cite_ref-:8_70-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NationalReview_67-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NationalReview-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Investments_and_philanthropy">Investments and philanthropy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chamath_Palihapitiya&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Investments and philanthropy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2010, Palihapitiya acquired a 10% stake in the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he sold his stake in the team in June 2023, remains a minority stakeholder and board member of the team.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBC_2022_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_2022-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Palihapitiya has donated consistently to his alma mater, the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Waterloo" title="University of Waterloo">University of Waterloo</a>, including a $25 million donation to the engineering department in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2021, he donated $7 million to provide clean drinking water to 1,000 families in California's Central Valley through <a href="/wiki/Hydropanel" class="mw-redirect" title="Hydropanel">hydropanels</a> technology.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chamath_Palihapitiya&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After graduating from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Waterloo" title="University of Waterloo">University of Waterloo</a>, Palihapitiya followed his future wife Brigette Lau to <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They had three children before divorcing in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:9_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later married Nathalie Dompé, an Italian business executive, in 2023. They have two children together.<sup id="cite_ref-:10_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An accomplished <a href="/wiki/Poker" title="Poker">poker</a> player, Palihapitiya has competed in both <a href="/wiki/World_Series_of_Poker" title="World Series of Poker">World Series of Poker</a> and <a href="/wiki/World_Poker_Tour" title="World Poker Tour">World Poker Tour</a> events, with total winnings of $175,801.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2011, he placed 101st out of 6,865 entries in the WSOP Main Event.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Palihapitiya purchased a $75 million <a href="/wiki/Bombardier_Global_7500" title="Bombardier Global 7500">Bombardier Global 7500</a> in 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chamath_Palihapitiya&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_University_of_Waterloo_people" title="List of University of Waterloo people">List of University of Waterloo people</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Founders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg" title="Mark Zuckerberg">Mark Zuckerberg</a> (28% equity)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dustin_Moskovitz" title="Dustin Moskovitz">Dustin Moskovitz</a> (7%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eduardo_Saverin" title="Eduardo Saverin">Eduardo Saverin</a> (<i>5%, formerly</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Hughes" title="Chris Hughes">Chris Hughes</a> (<i>1%, formerly</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_McCollum" title="Andrew McCollum">Andrew McCollum</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Board</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg" title="Mark Zuckerberg">Mark Zuckerberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Andreessen" title="Marc Andreessen">Marc Andreessen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_D._Arnold" title="John D. Arnold">John D. Arnold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Elkann" title="John Elkann">John Elkann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Houston" title="Drew Houston">Drew Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Killefer" title="Nancy Killefer">Nancy Killefer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_M._Kimmitt" title="Robert M. Kimmitt">Robert M. Kimmitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hock_Tan" title="Hock Tan">Hock Tan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dana_White" title="Dana White">Dana White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Xu" title="Tony Xu">Tony Xu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sheryl_Sandberg" title="Sheryl Sandberg">Sheryl Sandberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Thiel" title="Peter Thiel">Peter Thiel</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Executive<br />officers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg" title="Mark Zuckerberg">Mark Zuckerberg</a> (Chairman and CEO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Javier_Olivan" title="Javier Olivan">Javier Olivan</a> (COO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bosworth" title="Andrew Bosworth">Andrew Bosworth</a> (CTO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Cox_(manager)" title="Chris Cox (manager)">Chris Cox</a> (CPO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Clegg" title="Nick Clegg">Nick Clegg</a> (President of Global Affairs)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Gillian_Newstead" title="Jennifer Gillian Newstead">Jennifer Newstead</a> (Chief Legal Officer)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Parker" title="Sean Parker">Sean Parker</a> (<i>4%, formerly</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owen_Van_Natta" title="Owen Van Natta">Owen Van Natta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gideon_Yu" title="Gideon Yu">Gideon Yu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_D%27Angelo" title="Adam D'Angelo">Adam D'Angelo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Kelly_(entrepreneur)" title="Chris Kelly (entrepreneur)">Chris Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bret_Taylor" title="Bret Taylor">Bret Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheryl_Sandberg" title="Sheryl Sandberg">Sheryl Sandberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Schroepfer" title="Mike Schroepfer">Mike Schroepfer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Wehner" title="David Wehner">David Wehner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Ebersman" title="David Ebersman">David Ebersman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marne_Levine" title="Marne Levine">Marne Levine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Stamos" title="Alex Stamos">Alex Stamos</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Oversight_Board_(Meta)" title="Oversight Board (Meta)">Oversight<br />Board</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Members</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Catalina_Botero_Marino" title="Catalina Botero Marino">Catalina Botero Marino</a>, Co-Chair (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamal_Greene" title="Jamal Greene">Jamal Greene</a>, Co-Chair (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_W._McConnell" title="Michael W. McConnell">Michael W. McConnell</a>, Co-Chair (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helle_Thorning-Schmidt" title="Helle Thorning-Schmidt">Helle Thorning-Schmidt</a>, Co-Chair (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Afia_Asantewaa_Asare-Kyei" title="Afia Asantewaa Asare-Kyei">Afia Asantewaa Asare-Kyei</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evelyn_Aswad" title="Evelyn Aswad">Evelyn Aswad</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Endy_Bayuni" title="Endy Bayuni">Endy Bayuni</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katherine_Chen" title="Katherine Chen">Katherine Chen</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nighat_Dad" title="Nighat Dad">Nighat Dad</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tawakkol_Karman" title="Tawakkol Karman">Tawakkol Karman</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maina_Kiai" title="Maina Kiai">Maina Kiai</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudhir_Krishnaswamy" title="Sudhir Krishnaswamy">Sudhir Krishnaswamy</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronaldo_Lemos" title="Ronaldo Lemos">Ronaldo Lemos</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julie_Owono" title="Julie Owono">Julie Owono</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emi_Palmor" title="Emi Palmor">Emi Palmor</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Rusbridger" title="Alan Rusbridger">Alan Rusbridger</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A1s_Saj%C3%B3" title="András Sajó">András Sajó</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Samples" title="John Samples">John Samples</a> (2020–)</li> <li>Nicolas Suzor (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suzanne_Nossel" title="Suzanne Nossel">Suzanne Nossel</a> (2021–)</li> <li>Khaled Mansour (2022–)</li> <li>Pamela San Martin (2022–)</li> <li>Paolo Carozza (2022–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenji_Yoshino" title="Kenji Yoshino">Kenji Yoshino</a> (2023–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Board of<br />Trustees</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Neal_(lawyer)" title="Stephen Neal (lawyer)">Stephen Neal</a>, Chair (2021–)</li> <li>Kristina Arriaga (2020–)</li> <li>Cherine Chalaby (2020–)</li> <li>Wanda Felton (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kate_O%27Regan" title="Kate O'Regan">Kate O'Regan</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Post_(law_professor)" title="Robert Post (law professor)">Robert Post</a> (2020–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former<br />members</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pamela_S._Karlan" title="Pamela S. Karlan">Pamela S. Karlan</a> (Board Member, 2020–2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_G._Haaga_Jr." title="Paul G. Haaga Jr.">Paul G. Haaga Jr.</a> (Board of Trustees Chair, 2020–2021)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Notable<br />employees</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lars_Rasmussen_(software_developer)" title="Lars Rasmussen (software developer)">Lars Rasmussen</a> (Graph Search director)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naomi_Gleit" title="Naomi Gleit">Naomi Gleit</a> (VP of social good)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicola_Mendelsohn" title="Nicola Mendelsohn">Nicola Mendelsohn</a> (head of Global Business Group)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Mosseri" title="Adam Mosseri">Adam Mosseri</a> (head of Instagram)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Reardon" title="Thomas Reardon">Thomas Reardon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Reality_Labs" title="Reality Labs">Reality Labs</a> director)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blake_Ross" title="Blake Ross">Blake Ross</a> (Director of Product)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Ullyot" title="Ted Ullyot">Ted Ullyot</a> (VP, General Counsel, and Secretary)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugo_Barra" title="Hugo Barra">Hugo Barra</a> (VP of <a href="/wiki/Reality_Labs" title="Reality Labs">Reality Labs</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Carmack" title="John Carmack">John Carmack</a> (CTO of <a href="/wiki/Reality_Labs" title="Reality Labs">Reality Labs</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Cohler" title="Matt Cohler">Matt Cohler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Cheever" title="Charlie Cheever">Charlie Cheever</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randi_Zuckerberg" title="Randi Zuckerberg">Randi Zuckerberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yishan_Wong" title="Yishan Wong">Yishan Wong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Hotz" title="George Hotz">George Hotz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Lockhart" title="Joe Lockhart">Joe Lockhart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrei_Alexandrescu" title="Andrei Alexandrescu">Andrei Alexandrescu</a> (research scientist)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Chamath Palihapitiya</a> (VP of User Growth)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elliot_Schrage" title="Elliot Schrage">Elliot Schrage</a> (VP of Global Communications, Marketing and Public Policy)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frances_Haugen" title="Frances Haugen">Frances Haugen</a> (Product Manager of Civic Integrity Team)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Open source</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Apache_Cassandra" title="Apache Cassandra">Apache Cassandra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apache_Hive" title="Apache Hive">Apache Hive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apache_Thrift" title="Apache Thrift">Apache Thrift</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buck_(software)" title="Buck (software)">Buck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Facebook_Query_Language" title="Facebook Query Language">FQL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hack_(programming_language)" title="Hack (programming language)">Hack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HHVM" title="HHVM">HHVM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HipHop_for_PHP" title="HipHop for PHP">HipHop for PHP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Infer_Static_Analyzer" title="Infer Static Analyzer">Infer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MyRocks" title="MyRocks">MyRocks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Open_Compute_Project" title="Open Compute 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