Perry Chen (born Kickstarter, the online crowdfunding platform for creative projects. He came up with the idea for Kickstarter in 2001[1] and launched it in 2009 along with co-founders Charles Adler and Yancey Strickler.[2]
July 15, 1976) is an American entrepreneur best known for being the creator and principal founder ofPerry Chen | |
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Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | July 15, 1976
Occupation | Chairman of Kickstarter |
Website | Perry Chen Studio |
Chen is an alumnus of Hunter College High School in New York City and Tulane University in New Orleans.[3]
Chen co-founded the Southfirst gallery in Brooklyn in 2001,[4] was a TED Fellow in 2010,[5] a resident of Laboratorio para la Ciudad in Mexico City in 2014,[6] and is a 2016 Director's Fellow at the MIT Media Lab.[7] In 2017, he was appointed to the Knight Commission on Trust, Media and American Democracy — a nonpartisan commission of leaders across media, technology, and public policy tasked with guiding the public discourse on rebuilding trust in America's democratic institutions.[8]
In 2013, he was honored on the annual list of Time's 100 most influential people.[9]
In 2014, Chen stepped down as chief executive officer of Kickstarter and left the role to co-founder Yancey Strickler. December 2014, Chen exhibited "Computers in Crisis" for the New Museum's First Look program, co-presented by Rhizome and Creative Time Reports.[10] The exhibition included the event Y2K+15, an exploration of the phenomenon and legacy of Y2K, held at the New Museum.[11] In 2017, Chen returned again as CEO[12] where he remained until March 2019. He continues to serve as chairman of Kickstarter's board.[12]
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Perry chen was born in New York, grew up with both his parents in Roosevelt Island in New York City.As an adult he made kickstarter and now is 47.