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Brian Acton | |
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| Born | February 17th 1972 (age 52) Michigan, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Years active | 1992– |
| Organization | Signal Foundation |
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| Title | Executive Chairman[1][2] |
| Spouse | Tegan Acton |
Brian Acton is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur. Acton is the executive chairman of the Signal Technology Foundation, which he co-founded with Moxie Marlinspike in 2018.[1][2] As of January 10, 2022[update], Acton also serves as interim CEO of Signal Messenger LLC.[3]
He was formerly employed at Yahoo!, and co-founded WhatsApp,[4] a mobile messaging application which was acquired by Facebook in February 2014 for US$19 billion, with Jan Koum. Acton left WhatsApp in September 2017 to start the Signal Foundation.[5] According to Forbes (2020), Acton is the 836th-richest person in the world, with a net worth of $2.5 billion.[4]
- ^ a b Marlinspike, Moxie; Acton, Brian (February 21, 2018). "Signal Foundation". Signal.org. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ a b "Statement of Information". businesssearch.sos.ca.gov. California Secretary of State. August 28, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ Marlinspike, Moxie (January 10, 2022). "New Year, New CEO". signal.org. Signal Foundation. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "Brian Acton". Forbes. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ CNBC (September 13, 2017). "WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton to leave company". CNBC. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
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