Last Updated: 29 Nov, 2023 | Views: 2087
Age: 64
Profession: CEO
Other Profession(s): Philanthropist, Entrepreneur, Businessperson
Famous For: Chief Executive Officer of Netflix
Higher Education: Stanford University (MS)
Net Worth: 4.6 Billion as of 2023
About (Profile/Biography):
Who is the CEO of Netflix? Wilmot Reed Hastings Jr. is the CEO of Netflix. He was born on October 8, 1960. A billionaire American businessman, he owns businesses worth billions of dollars. He serves on the boards of several non-profit organizations and is co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer (CEO) of Netflix. Currently serving as a charter school advocate, Hastings was a member of the California State Board of Education. As a result of being rejected by his first choice, MIT, Hastings attended Stanford University and graduated with a Master's Degree in Computer Science in 1988.
Reed Hastings Career:
Wilmot Reed Hastings Jr. spent his college summers in the Marine Corps after joining their Platoon Leader Class.
Wilmot Reed Hastings Jr. created a software debugging tool at Adaptive Technology in his first job.
When Hastings left Adaptive Technology in 1991, he founded Pure Software, a company that produced software troubleshooting tools.
Atria Software merged with Pure Software in 1996.
The company was founded by Hastings and former Pure Software employee Marc Randolph in 1997.
Reed Hastings Unknown Trivia facts:
In June 2011, Hastings was appointed to the board of directors of Facebook, Inc. In September 2016, it was reported that Hastings owned shares of Facebook worth more than US$10 million.
The company announced in April 2019 that Hastings would be leaving the board in May.
Between 2007 and 2012, Hastings served on the Microsoft board