Drew Houston
Henry Garcia and Rayyan Shaikh
Early Life and Education
- Born on Acton, Massachusetts in 1983 on March 4
- His interest in computers started when his father showed him how to write him lines of code in a program called Basic
- Attended Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
- He studied computer science at M.I.T
- His first management experience was being a rush chairman for his fraternity
Philanthropy
- Drew Houston announced his GiveDirectly charity which enables people to donate money to individual struggling families in Kenya and Uganda
Dropbox
- Drew Houstons most popular product is Dropbox
- It is a cloud storage and file-syncing service
- It was founded in 2007
- It is valued at $4 billion
Quotes
- Instead of trying to make your life perfect, give yourself the freedom of making it an adventure, and go ever upward.
Net Worth
His net worth is $1.20 billon.
Sources
- forbes.com
- nytimes.com
- pcmag.com
- 2.technologyreview.com
- theneweconomy.com
Drew Houston, Dropbox: Keys to Success