Brad Garlinghouse

Brad Garlinghouse is the Chief Executive Officer of Ripple, where he has served in the role since January 2017. He joined Ripple in 2015 as President and Chief Operating Officer and describes his work there as focused on advancing the company’s vision of the internet of Value and the possibilities for digital assets. His professional background spans technology companies, executive leadership, startups, venture capital, and digital assets. Before Ripple, Garlinghouse held senior leadership positions at Hightail, AOL, and Yahoo, along with advisory and board roles at several technology companies. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from the University of Kansas.

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Brad Garlinghouse developed his career through roles spanning business development, venture capital, technology leadership, and executive management. He began in business development at @Home Network before becoming General Partner at @Ventures and later CEO of Dialpad. He spent more than five years at Yahoo, ultimately serving as SVP of Communications, Community and Front Doors, followed by roles at Silver Lake and AOL. He later became CEO of Hightail while also serving on technology company boards. Garlinghouse joined Ripple in 2015 as President and COO before becoming CEO in 2017.