Chamath Palihapitiya
Sri Lankan-born Canadian-American investor, founder of Social Capital.
Quick facts
- Current role
- Founder and CEO, Social Capital
- Organization
- Social Capital
- Country
- United States
- Sector
- Finance
- Forum
- Dialog
Chamath Palihapitiya is an investor and technology executive. He was an early senior executive at Facebook, where he led growth and mobile teams, and previously worked at AOL and Mayfield Fund.
In 2011 he founded Social Capital, a technology investment firm, where he serves as chief executive. He is also a co-owner of the Golden State Warriors.
Education
- University of Waterloo, BASc in electrical engineering