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Early life and education. Howery was born in 1975 in Texas. [4][5] Later graduating from Stanford University in 1998 with a B.A. in economics. While at Stanford, he was managing editor of The Stanford Review, a student-run newspaper founded by Peter Thiel. [6] Career.
Mar 28, 2024 · In the early 2000s, a group of ambitious young technologists came together to build a company that would transform money forever. At the vanguard of that effort was a soft-spoken financial whiz named Ken Howery.
Feb 5, 2018 · Founders (ages at the time): Max Levchin (23), Peter Thiel (30), Ken Howery (19) and Luke Nosek (22) Founded: In September 1998 Levchin and Thiel come up with the idea for FieldLink. Levchin becomes CTO, Howry becomes CFO, Nosek is made VP of Marketing and Thiel is named CEO.
He graduated with a degree in Economics from Stanford University. Ken Howery is Co-Founder and Partner of Founders Fund, the first founder-focused venture capital firm with over US$ 1 billion under management and investments in over 50 companies.
Sep 24, 2023 · Ken’s journey began at Stanford University, where his encounters with Peter Thiel would forever change the course of his life. It was there, amidst the academic hustle, that the seeds of a ...
Ken serves a Founding Advisor at Kiva.org, is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, and is a member and former member of the Board of Directors of The Explorers Club.
He was chosen as a keynote speaker at the Harvard Business School Entrepreneurship Conference. In 2010, Venture Capital Journal named him one of the Top 10 VCs under 35; and in March 2012, the World Economic Forum named him a Young Global Leader. He currently lives in San Francisco, CA.
