Mike Krieger
| Mike Krieger | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 4, 1986 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Residence | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Co-Founder of Instagram |
| Net worth |  US$100 million (2013)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Kaitlyn Trigger |
Michel "Mike" Krieger (born March 4, 1986) is a Brazilian entrepreneur and software engineer who co-founded Instagram with Kevin Systrom. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Krieger moved to California in 2004 to attend Stanford University.[2] At Stanford, where he studied symbolic systems, he met Kevin Systrom.[3] The two co-founded Instagram in 2010.[4] He made the updates for Instagram for the first 3 years it was public. He is married to Kaitlyn Trigger.
Philanthropy
In April 2015, Krieger announced a partnership with charity evaluator GiveWell, committing US$750,000 over the next two years. The funds are to support operations, with 90% allocated to grants identified and recommended through the Open Philanthropy Project process.[5] Kaitlyn, in a blog about the partnership, describes the couple's philanthropic vision as:
We believe that all people deserve a free, vibrant, and productive life. To support this vision, we identify and champion forward-thinking ideas, and help scale solutions that work. To create significant, sustainable change, we are committed to systems-level thinking and rigorous analysis. We advocate collaboration and transparency to engage a broader community and magnify our impact.[6]
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External links
- Mike Krieger on Instagram (mikeyk)
- Mike Krieger on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). (@mikeyk)
- Mike Krieger at Linkedin
- CEO Secrets: Instagram boss on how to avoid 'burnout', BBC News 2015
