Max Levchin
Ukrainian-born American software engineer
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| 2022 | Levchin was interviewed on the NPR podcast 'How I Built This', discussing his early life and business experiences, including his pivotal role at PayPal. |
| 2021 | After his CFPB advisory board experience, called for increased tech industry engagement with regulators. |
| 2019 | Listed his San Francisco home for $7.25 million and moved from the city after living there since 2007. |
| 2016 | Max Levchin established the Levchin Prize, an annual award recognizing significant advancements in cryptography that have practical real-world applications. |
| 2016 | Concluded his service on Evernote's board of directors. |
| 2015 | Appointed to the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) advisory board for a three-year term, becoming the first Silicon Valley executive on the board. |
| December 2015 | Departed from Yahoo's board of directors. |
| July 2015 | Stepped down as chairman of Yelp's board of directors after leading the board since the company's founding. |
| 2013 | Publicly defended the NSA during the mass surveillance and NSA espionage controversy, arguing that the agency is designed to protect the US from terrorism and should be supported by the public, despite potential overreach. |
| 2013 | HVF launched Glow, a fertility app designed to help couples conceive naturally. |
| 2012 | Becomes the largest shareholder in Yelp, demonstrating his investment acumen in the tech industry. |
| 2012 | Co-founded Affirm, a financial technology company aimed at building a next-generation credit network, alongside Nathan Gettings and Jeff Kaditz. |
| December 2012 | Joined Yahoo's board of directors. |
| 2011 | Levchin started HVF (Hard, Valuable, and Fun), a company focused on exploring and funding projects leveraging data from analog sensors. |
| August 26 2011 | Google announced the shutdown of Slide and Levchin's departure from the company. |
| August 2010 | Slide was sold to Google for $182 million, with Levchin joining the company as vice president of engineering. |
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