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|birth_name=Chad Meredith Hurley
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| image = Chad Hurley - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2009.jpg
| image = Chad Hurley - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2009.jpgGurus]." ''[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]'', December 16, 2006.</ref> They have two children.
| caption = World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009, Davos, Switzerland.
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1977|1|23}}
| birth_place = [[Birdsboro, Pennsylvania]], U.S.| occupation = Advisor, [[YouTube]], [[Blogger (service)|Blogger]], [[Google]]
CO-Founder, AVOS Systems
| salary = 4.5 million a year
| networth =
| spouse = Kathy Clark<br>(2000–present)
| children = 2
| signature =
| website = [http://www.youtube.com/ YouTube]
| footnotes =
}}

{{wikinewshas|News related to this person|
*[[n:Formula 1 new team USF1 sponsored by YouTube co-founder|Formula 1 new team USF1 YouTube |publisher=techcrunch.com |accessdate=June 28, 2010 }}</ref> Hurley worked in [[eBay]]'s [[PayPal]] division—one of his tasks involved designing the original [[PayPal]] logo—<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.web2con.com/cs/web2006/view/e_spkr/2843 |title=Web 2.0 Summit – November 7–9, 2006 – San Francisco, CA: Speaker |publisher=Web2con.com |date= |accessdate=November 16, 2010}}</ref> before starting YouTube <ref>{{cite news| url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116039852999986783.html?mod=home_whats_news_us | work=The Wall Street Journal | title=Google Looks To Boost Ads With YouTube | date=October 10, 2006 | first=Kevin J. | last=Delaney}}</ref> with fellow PayPal colleagues [[Steve Chen (YouTube)|Steve Chen]] and [[Jawed Karim]].<ref name="usatoday">{{cite news | url = http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2005-11-21-video-websites_x.htm | title = Video websites pop up, invite postings | accessdate = July 28, 2006 | last = Graham | first = Jefferson | date = November 21, 2005 | work = USA Today| publisher = Gannett Co. Inc.}}</ref> Hurley was primarily responsible for the [[Tag (metadata)|tagging]] and video sharing aspects of YouTube.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11617588/site/newsweek/ Stone: Is YouTube the Napster of Video? – Newsweek Brad Stone – MSNBC.com]{{dead link|date=November 2010}}</ref>

== Biography ==
=== Early years ===
Chad is the middle child of Don and Joann Hurley, and grew up near [[Birdsboro, Pennsylvania]]. He has two siblings, an older sister, Heather, and a younger brother, Brent. Since childhood, Chad showed extreme interest in the
He was a stand-out runner for Twin Valley High School's cross-country program, which won two of its PIAA State titles with him as a member in 1992 and 1994. He was also member of the [[Technology Student Association]] during high school. He graduated from [[Twin Valley High School (Pennsylvania)]], [[Elverson, Pennsylvania|Elverson]] in 1995 and went on to receive his B.A. in Fine Art from [[Indiana University of Pennsylvania]] in 1999.<ref>1999 IUP Grad, [http://www.iup.edu/upper.aspx?id=67901 IUP News and Events – What They Said], November 2008</ref>

=== YouTube ===
[[Image:ChadHurleyJI1.jpg|right|thumb|Chad Hurley in 2007.]]
On October 16, 2006, Chen and Hurley sold YouTube to [[Google|Google, Inc.]] for $1.65 billion. It was reported in the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' that Chad Hurley's share was $345.6M at Google's February 7, 2007 closing stock price of $470.01. He received 694,087 Google shares directly and another 41,232 shares in a trust. YouTube's other two co-founders, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim, received 625,366 shares and 137,443 shares, respectively valued at $326.2M and $64.6M. The ''Journal''{{'}}s report was based on Google's registration statement with [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission|SEC]] filed on February 7, 2007. Hurley stepped down as CEO of YouTube in October 2010 and stated he would stay on as an advisor of YouTube, allowing [[Salar Kamangar]] to take over the CEO position.<ref name = "VatorNews">{{cite web
| author = Kerr, Ronny
| url = http://vator.tv/news/2010-10-29-chad-hurley-isnt-really-youtube-ceo-anymore
| title = Chad Hurley isn't really YouTube CEO anymore
| accessdate = November 11, 2010
| publisher = [[Vator]]News}}</ref>

== Formula One ==
Chad was involved as a major investor with [[Team US F1]], one of the new entrants in [[Formula One]] automobile racing for the 2010 season. On March 2, 2010, the team's personnel were dismissed from their duties and the team was unofficially shut down. Neither Hurley, team principal Ken Anderson, or sporting director Peter Windsor would comment on the team's failure to make it to the grid. It is rumored that Hurley is still trying to get involved with F1 via other teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81819 |title=Team US F1 shuts down operation |publisher=Autosport.com |date= |accessdate=November 16, 2010}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Hurley is married to Kathy Clark, daughter of noted [[Silicon Valley]] entrepreneur [[James H. Clark|Jim Clark]].<ref>Cloud, John. "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1570721,00.html The YouTube Gurus]." ''[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]'', December 16, 2006.</ref> They have two children.


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| image = Chad Hurley - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2009.jpgGurus]." TIME, December 16, 2006.</ref> They have two children.

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