Charlie Cheever
Charlie Cheever | |
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 Charlie Cheever, 2009 | |
| Born | August 2, 1981[1] |
| Education | Harvard College |
| Occupation | co-founder of Quora |
Charlie Cheever (born August 2, 1981) to Marry M Cheever and George M Cheever, both lawyers. His maternal grandfather was the treasurer of the W.J. Fallon Welting Company in Boston. Cheever is the[1] co-founder, along with Adam D'Angelo, of Quora, an online knowledge market.[2] He was formerly an engineer and manager at Facebook, where he oversaw the creation of Facebook Connect and the Facebook Platform.[3] Prior to Facebook, Cheever was employed by Amazon.com in Seattle. He left Facebook to start Quora in June 2009.[1] He stepped down from active management of Quora in September 2012 but remains an advisor.[4] In 2016 it was announced that he is working as the CEO of Expo.io (formally known as Exponent), a startup company that is a, "translation machine for mobile app code".[2][5]
Charlie Cheever is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Cheever is a graduate of Harvard College, B.A. in Computer Science. He is a member of the Fly Club.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Hempel, Jessi; Kowitt, Beth; Mangalindan, JP (July 9, 2010). "The smartest people in tech - Engineer runners-up: Cheever and D'Angelo (22)". Fortune Magazine. CNN. Archived from the original on September 12, 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
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- ^ TechCrunch: Quora Co-Founder Charlie Cheever Steps Back From Day-To-Day Role At The Company
- ^ Claburn, Thomas (9 Mar 2017). "Apple empties gas can, strikes match, burns bridge to hot-patch apps". The Registar. Situation Publishing. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
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