Dave Morin

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Dave Morin
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Born (1980-10-14) October 14, 1980 (age 43)
Helena, Montana, U.S.
Residence San Francisco, California, U.S.
Alma mater University of Colorado Boulder
Known for Path
Brit + Co.
Facebook
Spouse(s) Brit Morin (m. 2011)

Dave Morin is an American entrepreneur, angel investor, and the CEO and co-founder of the social network Path.[1][2][3] A former manager at Facebook, he co-created the Facebook Platform and Facebook Connect.[4][5][6]

Morin is a member of the board of directors for the United States Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA), Eventbrite, Dwell Media, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA).[7][8][9][10]

Early life

Morin grew up in Helena, Montana.[2][11] Morin skied for the northern division of the U.S. Junior Olympic team.[2] He attended the University of Colorado Boulder where he received a B.A. in Economics in 2003.[11] He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

Career

Morin began his career at Apple in 2003 where he assumed positions in marketing.[2][4][12] In 2006, Morin left Apple and joined Facebook as senior platform manager.[13][14][15] Morin co-created Facebook Platform, a software environment allowing third party developers to create applications within Facebook, and Facebook Connect, a technology for Facebook members to connect their profile data and authentication credentials to external web sites.[4][5][16] In 2010, Morin left Facebook to co-found Path.[2][17][18][19]

Morin has helped to raise capital for startups such as Hipcamp through angel investor scheme AngelList.[20] He had also founded the venture capital firm, Slow Ventures. It is based in San Francisco.

Philanthropy

Morin donates to Charity: Water, a non-profit that provides safe drinking water to individuals in developing countries.[19][21] In 2012, Morin chaired the San Francisco Snow Ball, which raised money to fund year-round training, competition, and development needs for athletes of the U.S. Ski Team, U.S. Snowboarding and U.S. Freeskiing.[9] Morin was the Campaign Chair for the 2013 Teach for America Benefit Dinner and for the Challenge for Tomorrow’s Leaders Campaign.[22]

Politics

In 2013, Morin and several technological innovators, creators, or business owners launched Fwd.us, a Silicon Valley-based 501(c)(4) lobbying group.[23][24]

Personal life

Morin resides in San Francisco, California with his wife Brit Morin, the founder and CEO of Brit + Co.. Morin, an avid skier, has been ranked as a top downhill ski racer in the United States and continues to volunteer for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation.[4][25]

References

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