When was the American entrepreneur and venture capitalist born who created the Thiel Fellowship?
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Thiel Fellowship The Thiel Fellowship (originally named 20 under 20) is a fellowship created by Peter Thiel through the Thiel Foundation. The fellowship is intended for students under the age of 23 and offers them a total of $100,000 over two years, as well as guidance and other resources, to drop out of school and pursue other work, which could involve scientific research, creating a startup, or working on a social movement. Selection for the fellowship is through a competitive annual process, with about 20–25 fellows selected annually. It has a selection rate below 1%.
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Peter Thiel Peter Andreas Thiel ( ; born October 11, 1967) is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, philanthropist, political activist, and author. He was ranked No. 4 on the "Forbes" Midas List of 2014, with a net worth of $2.2 billion, and No. 246 on the "Forbes" 400 in 2016, with a net worth of $2.7 billion.
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Chad Anderson (businessman) Chad C. Anderson (born 20 June 1980) is an American entrepreneur and executive, best known as CEO of Space Angels Network.
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Peter L. Corsell Peter L. Corsell (born December 5, 1977) is an American entrepreneur, businessman and venture capitalist who founded GridPoint in 2003 and the social media company Hubub.
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Thomas Perkins (businessman) Thomas James Perkins (January 7, 1932 – June 7, 2016) was an American businessman, capitalist and was one of the founders of venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
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Jim Breyer James W. Breyer (born July 1961) is an American venture capitalist, founder and CEO of Breyer Capital, an investment and venture philanthropy firm, and a partner at Accel Partners, a venture capital firm. Breyer has invested in over 30 companies that have gone public or completed a merger, with some of these investments, including Facebook, earning over 100 times cost and many others over 25 times cost. On the "Forbes" 2016 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked #722 with a net worth of US$2.4 billion.
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Daniel A. D'Aniello Daniel Anthony D’Aniello (born September 14, 1946) is an American businessman. He is the cofounder and chairman of the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm headquartered in Washington, D.C..
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Joshua Venture Group Joshua Venture Group is a non-profit organization whose primary activity is the Dual Investment Program, a United States national initiative that provides social entrepreneurs working in the Jewish community with training, tools, and resources to help them start up or scale their ventures. A cohort of eight Fellows is selected bi-annually through a competitive application process, and the Program itself lasts two years. Fellows are involved with projects that span a variety of fields - from the arts and social justice to spirituality and the environment - and all strive to positively impact the American Jewish community.
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Andrew Weinreich Andrew Weinreich is an American serial entrepreneur. He is a pioneer in the field of social networking and has been starting and building businesses since 1997.
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Jonathan Rothberg Jonathan Marc Rothberg (born 1963) is an American scientist and entrepreneur.
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Jerry Kaplan Samuel Jerrold "Jerry" Kaplan (born March 25, 1952) is an American computer scientist, author, futurist, and serial entrepreneur. He is best known as a pioneer in the field of pen computing and tablet computers. He is the founder of numerous companies, including GO Corporation, whose technology was used to develop the first smartphone and tablet PC. Kaplan is the co-founder of OnSale, the first B2C online auction site launched in 1994, five months prior to eBay. He is a recipient of the 1998 Ernst & Young Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year Award and author of the best-selling book "Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure." He has been featured in major news publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Red Herring, and Bloomberg Businessweek. Kaplan is also the author of the 2015 book "Humans Need Not Apply: A Guide to Wealth and Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence". Additional companies he has co-founded include artificial intelligence company Teknowledge, Inc. and social game website Winster.com. Kaplan is currently a Fellow at the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics.
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John Lilly (computer scientist) John Lilly (born 1971) is an American-born venture capitalist and currently serves on the board of directors of the Open Source Applications Foundation and Code for America. He earned a B.S. and M.S. in computer science from Stanford University and is the (co)-inventor on seven US patents.
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Bruce R. Evans Bruce R. Evans (born c. 1959) is an American venture capitalist, corporate director and philanthropist. He is the managing director of Summit Partners.
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Lee Kranefuss Lee Thomas Kranefuss (born September 27, 1961) is an American businessman, investment manager, corporate adviser and entrepreneur.
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Jeffrey J. Rothschild Jeffrey Jackiel Rothschild is an American billionaire who co-founded of several companies. He is a founding engineer and large shareholder of Facebook.
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Ted Alfond Ted Alfond (born 1945) is an American investor, philanthropist, and billionaire.
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Auren Hoffman Auren Raphael Hoffman (born 1974) is an American entrepreneur, angel investor and author.
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Bradley Tusk Bradley Tusk (born October 3, 1973) is an American businessman, venture capitalist, philanthropist, political strategist, and writer. He is the founder and CEO of Tusk Holdings, a multi-faceted platform featuring multiple businesses (Tusk Ventures, Tusk Strategies, Ivory Gaming, Kronos Archives), politics, philanthropy, and writing and commentary.
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James D. Robinson IV James D. Robinson IV (also known as James D. Robinson, or Jim Robinson, born June 13, 1962) is an American venture capitalist and entrepreneur. Robinson has been a director of many private and several public companies. He has been listed on the Forbes Midas List of top venture capital investors, and the Institutional Investor Fintech 35.
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Richard Weening Richard Weening (born December 24, 1945) is an American entrepreneur and venture capitalist.
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Thomas J. Watson Fellowship The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship is a grant that enables graduating seniors to pursue a year of independent study outside the United States. The Fellowship Program was established by the children of Thomas J. Watson, the founder of IBM.
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David S. Rose David Semel Rose (born June 12, 1957) is an American serial entrepreneur and angel investor, based in New York. He is an investor in startup technology companies and founder of New York Angels, an early-stage technology investment group. He is Managing Partner of Rose Tech Ventures, a venture fund focused on Internet-based business, and CEO of Gust (formerly known as Angelsoft), which operates a collaboration platform for early stage angel investing.