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Alex Chriss

Board director at Backupify · Executive at PayPal

San Francisco Bay Area

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Alex: together at Backupify
Alex: together at Tufts University

About

Alex Chriss serves as President and CEO of PayPal. He previously held roles at PayPal and Intuit.

Board director at Backupify

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Backupify's investors · 5

Avalon Ventures Management, LlcLa Jolla · $500K – $10M checks · since 2013BetaworksNew York · $250K – $750K checks · since 2013First Round CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $7M checks · since 2013General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2013Lowercase CapitalJackson · since 2013

Co-founders at Backupify

RM
Robert MayExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Executive at PayPal

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PayPal's investors · 3

Mercury FundHouston · $250K – $4M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checksUpfront VenturesLos Angeles · $1M – $10M checks

Co-founders at PayPal

MLMax Levchin
Max LevchinCo-founder & CTO
PTPeter Thiel
Peter ThielCo-founder & CEO
LNLuke Nosek
Luke NosekCo-founder & VP Marketing Strategy
KHKen Howery
Ken HoweryCo-founder & CFO
EMElon Musk
Elon MuskCo-founder (X.com); CEO 2000

Experience

  1. PayPalPresident & CEO2023 — 2026San Jose, California, United States
  2. HouzzDirector Board Of Directors2020 — 2023
  3. IntuitEVP and General Manager, Small Business and Self-Employed Group2019 — 2023
  4. IntuitSVP & Chief Product Officer, Small Business2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  5. IntuitVice President and General Manager2013 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  6. IntuitDirector, Intuit Partner Platform2008 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  7. IntuitBusiness Leader, Intuit Partner Platform2008 — 2009
  8. IntuitGroup Manager, Business Development & Channel Sales, QuickBase2004 — 2008
  9. Backupify (acquired by Datto, Inc.)Board of Directors2012 — 2014
  10. Kronos Advanced TechnologyExecutive Vice President Sales & Marketing2000 — 2004
  11. Youthstream Media NetworksVice President1999 — 2000
  12. CollegeWeb Inc. (acquired by Youthstream Media Networks)CEO1997 — 1999Cambridge, MA

Skills & more

Small Business9Cloud Computing10Start-ups24Product Development18Business Strategy26PaaS7Sales9New Business Development7Strategic Partnerships43CRM5Agile Methodologies3Business Development21
+12 moreCross-functional Team LeadershipMobile ApplicationsGo-to-market StrategyProduct ManagementE-commerceSales ProcessCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)SaaSPlatformsDataStrategyEnterprise Software

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alex Chriss?
Alex Chriss serves as President and CEO of PayPal. He previously held roles at PayPal and Intuit.
Where does Alex Chriss work?
Alex Chriss is Board director at Backupify.
Where did Alex Chriss go to school?
Alex Chriss studied at Tufts University (BA, Economics).

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Also attended Tufts University376

Roger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalMatt GersonInvestor at RevolutionAlex MorganInvestor at Khosla VenturesNiko CiminelliInvestor at Khosla VenturesClay BergerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Kathryn ReddyPrincipal at .406 Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at PayPal241

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesJoe LonsdaleFounder & Managing Partner of 8VC; co-founder of Palantir and AddeparMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VC

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Also worked at Houzz14

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChrisInvestor at Perceptive Ventures Management Company, LlcFernanda BartelsInvestor at Extantia CapitalHany NadaCo-Founder and Partner at ACME CapitalMike VernalPartner at ConvictionAaron YipFounder, Visiting Partner at ITERATIVE

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Also worked at Intuit193

Nate WangVP of Investments at Plum Alley InvestmentsDavid HahnCISO Operating Partner at Ballistic VenturesAnkita BalotiaPrincipal at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpArjun AroraInvestor at Streamlined VenturesAdam CoccariManaging Director at HubSpot VenturesTekedra MawakanaCo-CEO of Waymo

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Also worked at Backupify (acquired by Datto, Inc.)8

Simeon SimeonovAdvisor at One Way VenturesRob MayGeneral Partner at Half Court VenturesVik ChadhaInvestment Advisory Partner at Poplar VenturesVishal SunakInvestor at Impellent VenturesSteve WietreckiManaging Partner at Perkins Cove PartnersKara EganAdvisor

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