Chamath Palihapitiya Biography

Chamath Palihapitiya, a very successful Bay Area entrepreneur and an initial member of the Facebook management team, has been a major player in the venture capital sector as well as a slew of successful internet companies throughout their early phases. He is the Founder and Managing Partner of The Social+Capital Partnership, a multi-billion-dollar venture capital firm that he founded earlier this year. The Social+Capital Partnership focuses on investing in extremely innovative concepts in healthcare, education, financial services, and the internet, and is partnered with a number of the world's most important entrepreneurs in business, finance, and technology. Palihapitiya was the longest-serving original member of Facebook's Senior Management team before starting his current venture with The Social+Capital Partnership. During his four years at Facebook, he held different positions, including Vice President of User Growth, Mobile, and International at the end of his employment in June. Palihapitiya, a Palo Alto native joined Facebook in 2007 and played a key role in the company's launch and rapid growth, overseeing monetization products, the Facebook Platform, leading the team responsible for the company's mobile products, and ultimately helping to grow the user base to more than 750 million people worldwide. Prior to joining Facebook, Palihapitiya had top management positions at AOL (Vice President and General Manager of AIM and ICQ), Mayfield Fund (a Silicon Valley venture capital company), Winamp, and Spinner.com (two online music pioneers). He earned a First Class Honors in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.

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