Sam Yagan Biography

The CEO and co-founder of OkCupid.com, the fastest-growing free online dating site, is Sam Yagan. Also, he has held the positions of vice president and publisher at Barnes & Noble and vice president and general manager at Delia's. Sam Yagan, a young boy who is the son of Syrian immigrants Al and Dr. Haifi Yagan, was raised with an entrepreneurial spirit. Yagan was born and raised in Bourbonnais, Illinois, and his academic aptitude finally brought him to Harvard University from the esteemed Illinois Math and Science School. In addition, Yagan has an MBA from Stanford University and a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Harvard University. Yagan founded the online study aid SparkNotes in 1999, his final year at Harvard, together with two of his friends, Chris Coyne and Max Krohn. Shortly after the company's establishment, Christian Rudder joined. For $30 million, they sold the business to Barnes and Noble one year later.

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