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Ben Silbermann

United States 43 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth: Social media
Industry: Media & Entertainment
Residence: San Francisco, California
Organization: Cofounder at Pinterest
Education: Yale University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2

Assets

Pinterest, Inc

47,001,000 shares @ -

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PINS-US

Biography

Ben Silbermann is cofounder and chairman of the photo bookmarking site Pinterest.

Silbermann grew up in Iowa and collected dried insects which he then would pin on cardboard.

He and cofounders Evan Sharp and Paul Sciarra, launched the first desktop version of Pinterest in March 2010.

Pinterest lets its 570 million users save and share image collections from recipes to hairstyles to crafts and home decor through their mobile phones or computers.

Prior to cofounding Pinterest, Silbermann graduated from Yale, spent three years as a consultant and worked for Google before quitting to focus on a startup, Cold Brew Labs.