Where does Ken Howery work?

Ken Howery is Co-founder & CFO of PayPal.

What check size does Ken Howery write?

Ken Howery typically writes checks of $10K – $50K.

Where did Ken Howery go to school?

Ken Howery studied at Stanford University (BA, Economics).

Ken Howery

Founder

Co-founder & CFO at PayPal

Austin, TX

Writes $10K – $50K checks · typically $25K

FoundedPayPal

Midas 2015 · #64 Midas 2016 · #81 Midas 2017 · #80

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767 people in our graph share verified history with Ken — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Paul KwanunlockedKen: together at Stanford University (1994–1998)

×2Ken: together at U.S. Department of State

×5Ken: together at Stanford University

Ken: together at PayPal

About

Ken Howery co-founded PayPal in 1998 as its first CFO and co-founded Founders Fund with Peter Thiel and Luke Nosek in 2005, helping build the firm that backed SpaceX, Facebook, Palantir and Airbnb. He served as US Ambassador to Sweden from 2019 to 2021 and co-founded the investment firm Atomic.

Co-founder & CFO at PayPal

Intro paths

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In turn, Ken can intro founders to PayPal's investors below.

PayPal's investors · 3

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

Co-founders at PayPal

Max LevchinCo-founder & CTO

Peter ThielCo-founder & CEO

Luke NosekCo-founder & VP Marketing Strategy

Elon MuskCo-founder (X.com); CEO 2000

Experience

U.S. Department of StateU.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmarkcurrent2025 — presentCopenhagen, Denmark
U.S. Department of StateU.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden2019 — 2021Stockholm, Sweden
Founders FundCo-founder, Partner2005 — 2019
Clarium Capital Management, LLCVice President, Private Equity2004
eBayDirector of Corporate Development2002
PayPalCo-founder, Founding CFO1998 — 2002

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ken Howery?: Ken Howery co-founded PayPal in 1998 as its first CFO and co-founded Founders Fund with Peter Thiel and Luke Nosek in 2005, helping build the firm that backed SpaceX, Facebook, Palantir and Airbnb. He served as US Ambassador to Sweden from 2019 to 2021 and co-founded the investment firm Atomic.
Where does Ken Howery work?: Ken Howery is Co-founder & CFO of PayPal.
What check size does Ken Howery write?: Ken Howery typically writes checks of $10K – $50K.
What companies did Ken Howery found?: Ken Howery founded PayPal.
Where did Ken Howery go to school?: Ken Howery studied at Stanford University (BA, Economics).