Chris Wanstrath

Chris Wanstrath is an American technology entrepreneur.[2] He is the co-founder and former CEO of GitHub, a social network centered on software development, which he created with Tom Preston-Werner in 2008. Before starting GitHub, he worked with CNET on GameSpot. According to Forbes his net worth is estimated to be between $1.8 billion and $2.2. billion[3] and he is listed in America's richest entrepreneurs under 40,[1] as well as Fortune's 40 under 40.[4] He was a speaker at NASA's open source summit.[5] He was named in CNBC's Disruptor 50 list.[6]

Chris Wanstrath
Wanstrath in 2010
OrganizationMicrosoft
Net worthUS$1.8 billion (October 2019)[1]
TitleTechnical fellow

Early life

He is an Ohio native who briefly attended the University of Cincinnati.[7]

Career

Wanstrath co-founded GitHub in 2008 and served as its CEO until October 2018. He stepped down as CEO after finishing a search for his own replacement beginning in early 2017.[8] After Microsoft's acquisition of GitHub in June 2018, Wanstrath became a technical fellow at Microsoft, working on strategic software initiatives.[9][10]

References
  1. "Forbes Profile - Chris Wanstrath".
  2. "Crunchbase – Chris Wanstrath".
  3. "The 28 youngest billionaires in tech, from Stripe's founders to the owner of TikTok". Business Insider. March 14, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  4. "Fortune : 40 Under 40".
  5. "NASA : Open Source Summit Speaker - Chris Wanstrath".
  6. "CNBC Disruptor 50 – Chris Wanstrath".
  7. GitHub co-founder Chris Wanstrath shares his story, University of Cincinnati
  8. Konrad, Alex. "GitHub CEO Chris Wanstrath To Step Down After Finding His Own Replacement". Forbes. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  9. "The old CEO of GitHub and the new CEO of GitHub lay out the master plan after Microsoft buys it for $7.5 billion".
  10. "Microsoft to acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion".
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