About
Brad Garlinghouse is the CEO of Ripple, a role he has held since joining the company in 2015. He was born and raised in Kansas and later worked in the Bay Area at technology companies including Yahoo!, Aol, and Hightail.
Experience
- RippleCEOcurrent2017 β presentSan Francisco
- RipplePresident and COO2015 β 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- AnimotoBoard Member2012 β 2017
- Tonic HealthBoard Member2011 β 2016
- Ancestry.comBoard Member2013 β 2016
- Hightail - formerly YouSendItCEO2012 β 2014
- AOLPresident, Applications and Commerce2009 β 2011
- Silver LakeSr. Adviser2009
- YahooSVP Communications Community&Front Doors2003 β 2008
- DialpadCEO2000 β 2001
- @VenturesGeneral Partner1999 β 2000
- @Home NetworkBus Dev1997 β 1999
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA, 1997
- The University of KansasBA
Skills & more
SaaS26Venture Capital17Start-ups99Product Management83Corporate Development12Entrepreneurship56Product Marketing29Digital Media25E-commerce69Mergers6Business Development27Online Advertising15
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StrategySocial MediaBusiness StrategyProduct DevelopmentCloud ComputingSEMStrategic PartnershipsMarketingTeam LeadershipFrom Brad's professional profile.
Colleagues at Ripple
Anja Manuel
Board Member at Ripple
Bernard Ginalski
Investor at Ripple
Chris Larsen
Executive Chairman of Ripple at Ripple
David Schwartz
Board Member at Ripple
Eric Jeck
Senior Vice President, Corporate and Business Development at Ripple
Eric van Miltenburg
Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives at Ripple
Jon Bilich
Chief Financial Officer at Ripple
Kiersten Hollars
Senior Vice President, Corporate Marketing and Communications at Ripple
Network6
Keith RaboisScout
Managing Director at Khosla Ventures
Aneel RanadiveScout
Managing Partner at Soma Capital
Aniq RahmanScout
Managing Partner at Vast Ventures
Doug ChertokScout
Managing Partner at Vast Ventures
Drake Austin RehfeldScout
Principal at Day One Ventures
George RuanScout
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Protagonist
Investors connected to Brad in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Brad Garlinghouse work?
- Brad Garlinghouse is Chief Executive Officer at Ripple.
Founder mafias
Harvard Business School mafia311
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Mike Maples JrMBAFounded Pattern BreakersNoubar AfeyanVisiting LecturerFounded ProFound Therapeutics +12Wade MyersMBAFounded RealManage +5Harry GrunerFounded Hilos +2Ellen RubinMBAFounded ClearSky Data +2Spencer RascoffVisiting Executive ProfessorFounded HeyLibby +2
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The University of Kansas mafia10
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sabah OneyB.S.Founded Vilya +1Warren Wijaya WangBachelor of Science - BSFounded Milk Moovement +1John FeinMAFounded The Hill FundIgor TaberBSFounded Cortical VenturesMaranda ManningBachelor's degreeFounded IdeemMichael PeckBSFounded Innara Health
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Ripple mafia8
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Jed McCalebFounderFounded Stellar +1Taylor LoweCo-FounderFounded Metal +1Morris MillerBoard of AdvisorsFounded XenexJeremy BermanSoftware Engineering InternFounded BasementCory O'DanielSoftware EngineerFounded MassdriverHaluk Cem DemirhanResearcherFounded Cascade
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Ripple mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,969
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital; architect of Invest America; BG2 co-hostAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also attended The University of Kansas57
Michelle DuncanDirector, Events at Ibex InvestorsMichelle GarlandPartner & CEO at Soul Search at AlleyCorpSam SilversheinVice President at Alpha PartnersHarry LuoSenior Associate at Reach CapitalJeff StowellManaging Partner at Royal Street Ventures Management Company, LlcScott WilliamsonPortfolio Partner: Product at OSS Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ripple28
Arjan SchΓΌtteFounder & Managing Partner at Core Venture CapitalTheresa TongOperations Manager at FusionGianfranco FilicePartner at OVO FundMorris MillerInvestor at Tectonic VenturesCaitlin Bolnick RellasGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Matthew ChaganPartner at Sustainable Future Ventures
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Also worked at Animoto1
Also worked at Tonic Health1
Also worked at AOL101
Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social Capital; CEO of 8090; All-In co-hostSteve CaseChairman & CEO of Revolution; co-founder of AOLJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersDan RuchPartner at Rho VenturesGreg RudinBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesTed LeonsisFounder & Partner, Revolution Growth at Revolution
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