Andrew McCollum
Born (1983-09-04) September 4, 1983
California, U.S
Alma materHarvard University (BS, MEd)
Occupation(s)Angel investor and CEO of Philo
Known forCo-founding Facebook

Andrew McCollum (born September 4, 1983) is an American angel investor and businessman. McCollum is a co-founder of Facebook and the current chief executive officer of Philo.

Education

He attended Harvard University with co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and others on the founding team. He worked at Facebook from February 2004 till September 2007. Initially, he worked on Wirehog, a file-sharing program, together with Adam D'Angelo. McCollum returned to Harvard College, and graduated in 2007 with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. He later earned a master's degree in education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.[1]

McCollum was a member of the Harvard team that competed in the 31st Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest in Tokyo, having placed second in the regional competitions behind Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[2]

Career

Andrew McCollum was the cofounder of JobSpice, an online resume preparation tool. He currently acts as Entrepreneur in Residence at New Enterprise Associates and Flybridge Capital Partners.[3]

On November 20, 2014, McCollum was announced as new Philo CEO, succeeding Christopher Thorpe.[4]

Personal life

McCollum is married to Gretchen Sisson, a sociology postdoc. The two tied the knot in June 2012.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "The 14 (Rich) Faces Behind Facebook". www.aol.com.
  2. ↑ Angela J. Sun (March 12, 2007). "Battle of the Brains Finalists to Code for Cash Harvard Computing Club members could win $10,000". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  3. ↑ Gage, Deborah (July 20, 2011). "NEA Will Have To Share Andrew McCollum With Flybridge" – via www.wsj.com.
  4. ↑ Allspach, Kyle (November 20, 2014). "A Facebook Founder Is Now the CEO of a Harvard-founded Startup". bostinno.streetwise.co.
  5. ↑ Tate, Ryan. "The Fabulous Nerd Weddings of Facebook Big Shots". Wired. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
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