Andrew McCollum

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Andrew McCollum
Born (1983-09-04) September 4, 1983 (age 40)
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. He is a co-founder of Facebook and the current chief executive officer of Philo.

Education

McCollum attended

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

McCollum was the cofounder of JobSpice, an online resume preparation tool.[

Philo CEO, succeeding Christopher Thorpe.[4]

Personal life

McCollum married Gretchen Sisson, a sociology postdoc, in June 2012.[5]

References

  1. ^ Dan Fastenberg. "The 14 (Rich) Faces Behind Facebook }publisher=AOL".
  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". The Wall Street Journal.
  4. ^ Alspach, Kyle (November 20, 2014). "A Facebook Founder Is Now the CEO of a Harvard-founded Startup". BostInno. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016.
  5. ^ Tate, Ryan. "The Fabulous Nerd Weddings of Facebook Big Shots". Wired. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

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