Bryan Johnson (entrepreneur)
| Bryan Johnson | |
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| Born |
August 22, 1977 Provo, Utah, US |
| Residence | Los Angeles |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University(BA), The University of Chicago(MBA) |
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| Website | BryanJohnson.co, OSFund.co, Braintree |
Bryan Johnson (born August 22, 1977) is an American entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He is founder and CEO of Kernel, a company developing a neuroprosthetic device to improve brain function, and the OS Fund, a $100 million fund that invests in science and technology startups that focus on improving quality of life.
He was also founder, chairman and CEO of Braintree, an online payment system. Braintree was acquired by eBay for $800 million in 2013.
Johnson lives in Los Angeles.
Johnson was born in Provo, Utah, and raised in Springville, Utah, the middle child of three brothers and a sister. After his parents divorced, Johnson lived with his mother and his stepfather, the owner of a trucking company. At 19, Johnson became a Mormon missionary, customary for young men in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He spent two years in Ecuador, where he proselytized and performed service projects in impoverished communities.
Johnson says that his time as a missionary was transformative: After returning, he noted that the experience not only made him appreciative of the way of life he had at home, but also inspired him to devote his life to improving the lives of others. To do that, he set on a plan to build a company and earn enough money to retire by the time he turned 30 with the resources to pursue that goal.
Johnson graduated with a BA in International Studies from Brigham Young University in 2003 and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 2007. Booth awarded its 2016 Young Alumni Award to Johnson.
Johnson, who has been described as a “serial tech entrepreneur,” launched three startups, whilst at university, between 1999 and 2003. The first, which sold cell phones, helped pay his way through Brigham Young University. In that business, Johnson hired other college students to sell service plans along with cell phones; Johnson earned about a $300 commission on each sale.
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