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Harper 🫠 Reed

Founder

Founder at 2389

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Founded2389

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416 people in our graph share verified history with Harper β€” schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Karim GillaniunlockedHarper: together at PayPal (2016–2018)
Γ—5Harper: together at Obama for America
Γ—5Harper: together at MIT Media Lab
Harper: together at Sandbox Industries

About

Harper Reed is a technologist and entrepreneur who serves as Chief Executive Officer of 2389 Research. He was Chief Technology Officer of the Obama 2012 presidential campaign, worked on crowdsourcing at Threadless.com, and founded Modest Inc, which was acquired by PayPal. He is based in Chicago.

Founder at 2389

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2389's investors Β· 2

BetaworksNew York Β· $250K – $750K checksHyde Park Venture PartnersChicago Β· $500K – $3M checks

Experience

  1. 2389 ResearchChief Executive Officercurrent2024 β€” presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  2. Pardee RAND Graduate SchoolBoard of Governorscurrent2020 β€” presentSanta Monica, California, United States
  3. General Galactic CorporationCEO2019 β€” 2023Chicago, Illinois, United States
  4. USC Annenberg Innovation LabSenior Fellow2019 β€” 2023Greater Los Angeles Area
  5. MIT Media LabDirector's Fellow2018 β€” 2020Greater Boston Area
  6. PayPalEntrepreneur In Residence, Next Gen Commerce2017 β€” 2018Greater Chicago Area
  7. PayPalSr Director, Software Development2015 β€” 2018Greater Chicago Area
  8. BraintreeHead of Commerce2015 β€” 2017Greater Chicago Area
  9. Modest, Inc.CEO2012 β€” 2015Greater Chicago Area
  10. Obama for AmericaCTO2011 β€” 2012Greater Chicago Area
  11. Sandbox IndustriesAdvisor2009 β€” 2011Greater Chicago Area
  12. Rackspace HostingCustomer in Residence2009 β€” 2010San Antonio, Texas Area
  13. ThreadlessCTO2005 β€” 2009Greater Chicago Area
  14. SquidooSummer Intern2005Greater New York City Area
  15. Cramer-KrasseltLead Software Engineer2004 β€” 2005Greater Chicago Area
  16. World Book PublishingSecurity and Software Engineer2001 β€” 2004Greater Chicago Area
  17. MSIIntern2000 β€” 2001Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

Skills & more

Linux75Ruby59E-commerce99Web Applications99Python18Start-ups67Agile Methodologies18Git25Mobile Applications47Apache16Software Development26Scalability27
+12 moreInformation ArchitectureAmazon Web Services (AWS)SubversionIntegrationTechnical LeadershipTeam BuildingJapanese cultureHigh Performance TeamsASP.NETMongoDBOS XJSON

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Harper 🫠 Reed?
Harper Reed is a technologist and entrepreneur who serves as Chief Executive Officer of 2389 Research. He was Chief Technology Officer of the Obama 2012 presidential campaign, worked on crowdsourcing at Threadless.com, and founded Modest Inc, which was acquired by PayPal. He is based in Chicago.
Where does Harper 🫠 Reed work?
Harper 🫠 Reed is Founder of 2389.
What companies did Harper 🫠 Reed found?
Harper 🫠 Reed founded 2389.
Where did Harper 🫠 Reed go to school?
Harper 🫠 Reed studied at Cornell College (BA, Computer Science); Greeley Central High School.

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Cornell College mafia2

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