In 1996, eWorld got acquired by AOL.Īfter working there for around two years, he moved on to join Fujitsu Software Corporation for about one-and-half years, as a Director of Product Management and Development in Feb 1996. He was a Senior User Experience Architect and was responsible for the design and launch of eWorld International, Classifieds, Global Access Assistant, and other strategic projects. But to do so, he needed experience, hence, he joined Apple Computers in 1994. With the thought of changing the world for the better, Reid decided to pursue a career in business and entrepreneurship. He knew that he had the solutions to world’s problems, and wanted a position from where he was clearly audible.Īt first, he believed academia to be an opportunity which would help him to create that “impact” the idea was to become a professor and public intellectual, but with time, he realized that academics write books that very few people read, and an entrepreneurial career would provide him with a larger platform, along with the means and resources. Since his college days itself, Reid wanted to do something in life that would help him to influence the state of the world on a larger scale.
Later, he even completed his Masters in Philosophy from Wolfson College, Oxford University in 1993 as a Marshall Scholar. Currently, he is married to Michelle Yee and lives in Palo Alto itself.Īfter completing his schooling at The Putney School, Reid went on to pursue his graduation from the Stanford University in 1990, where he managed not only to win the Marshall Scholarship, but also the Dinkelspiel Award, along with a Bachelor’s of Science in Symbolic Systems and Cognitive Science Degree. Talking about his personal life – Reid was born in Palo Alto in California, to Deanna Ruth and William Parker Hoffman Jr., and grew up in Berkeley in California. Other than what he currently does, Reid sits also serves on a number of not-for-profit boards which includes –, Endeavor, Second Harvest Food Bank, Stanford University, University of Oxford, Amnesty International, Mozilla Corporation, The American Red Cross,, Partners In Health, Start-up America Partnership,, Exploratorium, etc. Reid is known to be the most connected man in Silicon Valley and also belongs to “ PayPal Mafia,” a group of former PayPal employees and founders who have since founded and developed additional technology companies, and have become millionaires or billionaires. As of date, with a net worth of $3.7 billion, he is ranked #159 on the list of the world’s richest people on Forbes. Reid currently acts as the Executive Chairman of LinkedIn. He is more famously known for founding LinkedIn. Hoffman's decision to step down from the OpenAI board underscores the importance of transparency and accountability in the development and deployment of AI technology.Born on the 5 th of August 1967, Reid Garrett Hoffman is an active Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist and Author. Other Greylock-backed companies, such as Tome, a presentation generator, have also been using OpenAI's tools, further complicating Hoffman's role on the board.Īs the AI industry continues to evolve, conflicts of interest are likely to become increasingly common. Hoffman's venture capital firm, Greylock, has been investing in a number of AI startups, including Inflection AI, which is working on technology similar to that developed by OpenAI. He remains on the board of Microsoft Corp, which is both a major partner and investor in OpenAI. The departure highlights the growing competition in the AI industry, as more companies seek to capitalize on the transformative potential of the technology. Super grateful for reid's support, guidance, and friendship over the years and look forward to much more collaboration in the future!
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