Brian Acton | |
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Born | February 17th 1972 (age 52) Michigan, U.S. |
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Years active | 1992– |
Organization | Signal Foundation |
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Title | Executive Chairman[1][2] |
Spouse | Tegan Acton |
Brian Acton is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur who serves as the executive chairman of the Signal Technology Foundation, which he co-founded with Moxie Marlinspike in 2018.[1][2] Acton also serves as interim CEO of Signal Messenger LLC.[3]
He was formerly employed at Yahoo!. In 2009, Jan Koum and Acton co-founded WhatsApp,[4] a mobile messaging application which was acquired by Facebook in February 2014 for US$19 billion. Acton left WhatsApp in September 2017 to start the Signal Foundation.[5] According to Forbes (2020), Acton is the 836th-richest person in the world, with a net worth of $2.5 billion.[4]