Chamath Palihapitiya

Summary

Chamath Palihapitiya is a human^[1]. Born in Colombo^[2], he… he was born on September 3, 1976^[3]. He worked as a businessperson^[4], venture capitalist^[5], engineer^[6], and podcaster^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.53% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,773 views/month, #5,267 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Colombo^[2], Chamath Palihapitiya…
• Chamath Palihapitiya was born on September 3, 1976^[3].
• Chamath Palihapitiya held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Chamath Palihapitiya held citizenship in Canada^[10].
• Chamath Palihapitiya worked as a businessperson^[4].
• Chamath Palihapitiya worked as a venture capitalist^[5].
• Chamath Palihapitiya worked as an engineer^[6].
• Chamath Palihapitiya worked as a podcaster^[7].
• Among Chamath Palihapitiya's employers was Facebook^[11].
• Among Chamath Palihapitiya's employers was Social Capital^[12].
• Chamath Palihapitiya was educated at University of Waterloo^[13].
• Chamath Palihapitiya was educated at Lisgar Collegiate Institute^[14].
• Chamath Palihapitiya is recorded as male^[15].
• Chamath Palihapitiya's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Chamath Palihapitiya's Commons category is recorded as Chamath Palihapitiya^[17].
• Chamath Palihapitiya's family name is recorded as Palihapitiya^[18].
• Chamath Palihapitiya's given name is recorded as Chamath^[19].
• Chamath Palihapitiya's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[20].
• Chamath Palihapitiya's start of work period is recorded as 2007^[21].
• Chamath Palihapitiya's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+648263'}^[22].
• Chamath Palihapitiya's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+285072'}^[23].
• Chamath Palihapitiya's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1569455'}^[24].
• Chamath Palihapitiya's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1645819'}^[25].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[26]

• Country: US^[27]

• Began / founded: 1976-09-03^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: d35f748e-a060-440a-a075-b60ed2dd878d^[29]

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Origins and Family

Chamath Palihapitiya's place of birth was Colombo^[2]. He was born on September 3, 1976^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Waterloo^[13], a public research university^[30], in Canada^[31], founded in 1956^[32], headquartered in Waterloo^[33] and Lisgar Collegiate Institute^[14], a high school^[34], in Canada^[35], founded in 1843^[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include businessperson^[4], venture capitalist^[5], engineer^[6], and podcaster^[7]. Employers include Facebook^[11], a social networking service^[37], founded in 2004^[38], written by Mark Zuckerberg^[39] and Social Capital^[12], a business^[40], founded in 2011^[41], headquartered in Palo Alto^[42].

Why It Matters

Chamath Palihapitiya ranks in the top 0.53% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,773 views/month, #5,267 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43]

FAQs

Where was Chamath Palihapitiya born?

Born in Colombo^[2], Chamath Palihapitiya…

What did Chamath Palihapitiya do for work?

Chamath Palihapitiya worked as businessperson^[4], venture capitalist^[5], engineer^[6], and podcaster^[7].

Where did Chamath Palihapitiya go to school?

Chamath Palihapitiya was educated at University of Waterloo^[13] and Lisgar Collegiate Institute^[14].