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Reid Garrett Hoffman is an American Internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist, podcaster, and author. Hoffman is the co-founder and former executive chairman of LinkedIn, a business-oriented social network used primarily for professional networking. He is also chairman of venture capital firm Village Global, a co-founder of Inflection AI, a co-founder of Manas AI, and a board member at Arc Institu…
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business · American internet entrepreneur (born 1967) · entrepreneur · investor · writer · businessperson · podcaster · consultant · financier · also Reid Hoffman, Reid Garrett Hoffman, Reid G. Hoffman, Hoffman
Born 5 August 1967 · Q211098
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My writing today in the @sfstandard.com: Too many Silicon Valley leaders have divested themselves of the responsibility to speak out against the Trump administration. We can’t shrink away and hope the crisis fades. It’s time for all of us in tech to do and say more.
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“1/ Trump was found liable for sexually assaulting E Jean Carroll, defaming her, and now he’s going after her again. Trump cannot be allowed to use the full weight and power of the US Government to come after women who speak up, or anyone who supports them in doing so.”
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Photo of Mark Zuckerberg, Reid Hoffman dining with Jeffrey Epstein.” False.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Image showing Mark Zuckerberg, Reid Hoffman and Jeffrey Epstein eating sushi together is a real photo” AI Made This.
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“My writing today in the @sfstandard.com: Too many Silicon Valley leaders have divested themselves of the responsibility to speak out against the Trump administration. We can’t shrink away and hope the crisis fades. It’s time for all of us in tech to do and say more.”
“The Epstein Files must be released, in full. Tonight, I supported World Without Exploitation to run this ad on Monday Night Football, calling for exactly that.”
“Trump should release all of the Epstein files: every person and every document in the files.”
“Our obligation as technologists is to build and fund things that can make the future better than the present. That is more true today than ever before.”
“"If we truly want a merit-based economy, the starting point is to value all skills." - Byron Auguste Congratulations to Byron Auguste for being named a 2025 Heinz Award winner. He and the Opportunity@Work team are reshaping the labor market.”
““Science, like all technology, has no conscience of its own. Whether it will become a force for good or ill depends on man.” - JFK Sometimes tech critics lose sight of this, treating technology itself as inherently bad. That’s when society starts surrendering its agency instead of exercising it”
“1/ I recently listened to David Autor on @reidhoffman.bsky.social's podcast and really enjoyed it. It got me thinking about how we've adapted to past technological shifts and why we need to think differently about adaptation with AI. A few thoughts in this thread🧵”
“One of the people tagged in the post below came to the US on a graduate student visa. Countless iconic American companies have been founded and fueled by those who started their journey the same way.”
“Recommend listening to The Leap, a terrific new podcast about the scientists who are taking risks in pursuit of something huge. It's a great show about discovery, conviction, and adaptation –– Produced by Hypothesis Fund & weekly on @scifri.bsky.social”
Hoffman released the book Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right With our AI Future with his co-author Greg Beato
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The episode featuring Kara Swisher won best Individual Episode
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Hoffman delivered a keynote lecture at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy, balance progress and responsibility while shaping a future where technology amplifies human potential and interconnectednes
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Hoffman was appointed a Distinguished Fellow at the Columbia University Institute of Global Politics
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The episode featuring Trevor Noah won best Individual Episode and the episode featuring Bryan Stevenson won best Crime and Justice episode
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A jury found Trump liable and awarded Carroll $5 million in damages
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Hoffman released the book Impromptu: Amplifying Our Humanity Through AI
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Hoffman resigned from his board seat at OpenAI, citing a desire to avoid conflicts of interest between his board seat at OpenAI, investments in AI technology companies via Greylock Partners, and role as founder of Inflec
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Hoffman delivered the Commencement Speech at Bologna Business School, urging students to prepare for the transformative potential of AI as a tool for amplifying human creativity, collaboration, and progress
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“s upcoming funds, but will continue to serve as a venture partner. Hoffman has invested in California Forever, a company developing a planned city in Solano County, California. Teaching Hoffman teaches the free Stanford University class”
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Hoffman delivered the commencement address at Vanderbilt University and received Vanderbilt's Nichols-Chancellor's Medal
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Published a piece on LinkedIn entitled Protecting Voting Rights: Good for America, Good for American Business
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In response to the massive increased need due to the pandemic, he offered to match any donations to the food bank, up to $2 million (equivalent to $2,278,000 in 2024)
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Hoffman also penned a piece that argued for making Voting Day a holiday
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It was reported that Hoffman had hosted a dinner attended by Epstein along with Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg
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Hoffman made a gift to the University of Toronto's Faculty of Information, to endow a chair "to study how the new era of artificial intelligence (AI) will affect our lives
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Hoffman helped fund Alloy, a company founded to legally exchange data with affiliated Democratic groups like super PACs
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Reid Hoffman announced the launch of a business and finance podcast called Masters of Scale, with the first episode of the podcast launching on May 3, 2017
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Was appointed an Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), "For services to promoting UK business and social networking and the Marshall Scholarship scheme"
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Hoffman contributed $220,000 (equivalent to $281,000 in 2024) in support of Democratic candidate for Vermont governor Matt Dunne, according to a mass-media disclosure filed at the Vermont Secretary of State's Office
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Reid Hoffman was among the first donors to OpenAI, a non-profit artificial intelligence research organization established by Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and others
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Hoffman created a card game modeled after Cards Against Humanity intended to poke fun at US presidential candidate Donald Trump
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In 2014, Hoffman donated $150,000 (equivalent to $195,200 in 2024) to the Mayday PAC.
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Hoffman donated $150,000 (equivalent to $195,200 in 2024) to the Mayday PAC
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Hoffman contributed $500,000 (equivalent to $650,700 in 2024) toward David Chiu's State Assembly campaign by funding an independent expenditure committee devoted to negative campaigning against his opponent: San Francisc
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Hoffman provided a $250,000 matching grant (equivalent to $331,000 in 2024) to Code for America
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In 2013, Hoffman provided a $250,000 matching grant (equivalent to $331,000 in 2024) to Code for America.
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In April 2013, a pro-immigration lobbying group called FWD.us was launched, with Reid Hoffman listed as one of the founders.
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Were dedicated to celebrating Technology for Social Impact
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Hoffman, along with Salman Khan of Khan Academy, was honored by the World Affairs Council and Global Philanthropy Forum in 2012
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Hoffman owned a stake worth an estimated $2
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Hoffman and Jeff Weiner of LinkedIn shared the EY U
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Hoffman joined Greylock Partners
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Hoffman served from 2006 until 2025 on the board of Kiva.org (peer-to-peer microlending pioneer that allows people to lend money via the internet to low-income/underserved entrepreneurs and students).
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Hoffman married Michelle Yee
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As one of the first business-oriented online social networks
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Where he worked on eWorld, an early attempt at building an online service
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With a Bachelor of Science in symbolic systems and cognitive science
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Born 1967-08-05.
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