Reid Hoffman

American co-founder of LinkedIn, venture capitalist, and author

Born: 5 August 1967, Stanford
Age: 59

Reid Hoffman (born 5 August 1967 in Stanford) is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author and podcaster, and a co-founder of LinkedIn. He studied at Stanford University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science, and at Wolfson College as a Marshall Scholar, and he has worked at PayPal, Chaosium and LinkedIn. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire and became a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018. His account on X had about 663,000 followers in February 2023.