Reid Hoffman (born August 5, 1967) is a American entrepreneur and angel investor. August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Entrepreneur is a loanword from the French language that refers to a person who undertakes and operates a new venture, and assumes some accountability for the inherent risks. ... An angel investor (business angel in the UK, or simply angel) is an affluent individual who provides capital for a business start-up, usually in exchange for an equity stake. ...

Hoffman is best known as the founder of LinkedIn, a social network used primarily for business connections and job searching. LinkedIn is an Internet social network service, used mostly for business connections and with more than 4. ... A social network is a social structure between actors, mostly individuals or organizations. ...

Biography

Hoffman was born in Stanford, California, and grew up in Berkeley, California. He attended Stanford University, where he won a Marshall Scholarship and a Dinkelspiel Award. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in symbolic systems, he attended Oxford University, graduating with a master's degree in philosophy. Stanford may refer: Stanford University Places: Stanford, Kentucky Stanford, California, home of Stanford University Stanford Shopping Center Stanford, New York, town in Dutchess County. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... Berkeley as seen from the Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a privately-funded American university in Stanford, California. ... The official logo of the Marshall Scholarship is a blended image of the US and UK flags. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

After working at Apple Computer and Fujitsu, Hoffman was a member of the board of directors at the founding of PayPal, an electronic money transmission service, and later joined the firm as a full-time employee. At the time of PayPal's acquisition by eBay in 2002, he was Executive Vice President of PayPal. Apple Computer, Inc. ... Fujitsu (富士通) is a Japanese company specializing in semiconductors, computers (supercomputers, personal computers, servers), telecommunications, and services, and is headquartered in Tokyo. ... PayPal is an Internet business which allows the transfer of money between email users and merchants, avoiding traditional paper methods such as checks/cheques and money orders. ... PayPal is an Internet business which allows the transfer of money between email users and merchants, avoiding traditional paper methods such as checks/cheques and money orders. ... eBay Inc. ... PayPal is an Internet business which allows the transfer of money between email users and merchants, avoiding traditional paper methods such as checks/cheques and money orders. ...

Current Work

Hoffman is founder and Chief Executive Officer of LinkedIn, a business-oriented Internet-based social network service. He serves as a director of a variety of businesses, most in the social network domain, including Mozilla, Vendio, Six Apart, Grassroots, and Tagged. He has also been an investor in Facebook, IronPort, Flickr, Digg, Technorati, Nanosolar, and several others. A chief executive officer (CEO) or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or executive officer of a corporation, company, or agency. ... LinkedIn is an Internet social network service, used mostly for business connections and with more than 4. ... A social network is a social structure between actors, mostly individuals or organizations. ... A social network is a social structure between actors, mostly individuals or organizations. ... Mozilla is a computer term that has had many different uses, though all of them have been related to Netscape Communications Corporation and its related application software. ... Six Apart Ltd. ... A grassroots political movement, inspired by the German word Graswurzel, is a movement organized by a network of citizens. ... Tagged is a social website designed specifically for teenagers between the ages of 13 and 19. ... Facebook, formerly known as thefacebook, is a social networking service for high school, college, and university communities, primarily in English-speaking countries. ... IronPort Systems of San Bruno, CA, USA is an email anti-spam appliance provider. ... Flickr is a digital photo sharing website and web services suite. ... A screenshot of Digg version 2. ... A screenshot of Technoratis mainpage. ...

Hoffman currently lives in Silicon Valley, California with his wife. A view of downtown San Jose, the self-proclaimed Capital of Silicon Valley. Like many large cities, San Joses downtown is expansive and encompasses much more area than shown in this view. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ...

Trivia: Hoffman is good friends with Marc Andreesen, and they still play squash together regularly. Marc Andreessen (born July 9, 1971) is the chair of Opsware, a software company. ...

External links

• LinkedIn
• LinkedIn management page including a brief biography of Hoffman