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Nathan Blecharczyk Backstage at the Crunchies 2013
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Residence | San Francisco, California |
Education | Harvard University |
Occupation | Businessman |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Morey |
Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | Sheila Underwood Blecharczyk Paul Steven Blecharczyk |
Nathan Blecharczyk is an American entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and chief technology officer of Airbnb.
Nathan "Nate" Blecharczyk was born circa 1984, the son of Sheila (née Underwood) and Paul Steven Blecharczyk. He grew up in an upper-middle-class family in Boston, Massachusetts. His father was an electrical engineer of Polish ancestry. He graduated from Boston Latin Academy in 2001, and went on to Harvard University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science.
He is the co-founder and chief technology officer of Airbnb.
In 2015, he was the 1006th richest person in the world, with an estimated wealth of US$1.9 billion according to Forbes. As of March 2016 his personal fortune is estimated to be at around $3.3 billion.
On June 1, 2016, Blecharczyk joined Warren Buffett and Bill Gates' 'The Giving Pledge', a select group of billionaires who have committed to give the majority of their wealth away.
He resides in San Francisco, California. He is married to Elizabeth Morey, a neonatologist. They have one daughter, born in 2014.