Fred Wilson

American venture capitalist and blogger
Person human Q5496570

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Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
August 20, 1961
Place of birth
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Official website
avc.com[14]
Website
avc.com
Citizenship
United States
Family name
Wilson[12]
Given name
Fred[13]
Social media followers
693k (658k–693k, n=4)
🏷️ Also known as
en Fred Wilson ar فرد ويلسون ja フレッド・ウィルソン ru Фред Уилсон zh 弗雷德·威尔逊 zh 弗雷德·威爾遜(金融家) zh-hant 弗雷德·威爾遜
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Crunchbase person ID
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Facebook username
fred.wilson.963871
Freebase ID
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IMDb ID
nm0933423
LinkedIn personal profile ID
fredwilson
Prabook ID
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Summary

Fred Wilson's place of birth was New York City[1]. He was born on August 20, 1961[2]. He worked as a venture capitalist[3], blogger[4], and financier[5].

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Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7], a university[15], in United States[16], founded in 1861[17], headquartered in Cambridge[18]; The Wharton School[8], a private university[19], in United States[20], founded in 1881[21], headquartered in Philadelphia[22]; and James I. O'Neill High School[9], a high school[23], in United States[24].

FAQs

Where was Fred Wilson born?

Born in New York City[1].

What did Fred Wilson do for work?

Fred Wilson worked as venture capitalist[3], blogger[4], and financier[5].

Where did Fred Wilson go to school?

Fred Wilson was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7], The Wharton School[8], and James I. O'Neill High School[9].

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