Chris Hughes
 Chris Hughes     (entrepreneur) | |
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| Born | Christopher Hughes 1983-11-26 Hickory, North Carolina, United States |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | Phillips Academy, Harvard University |
| Spouse | Sean Eldridge |
| Founder of | |
| Party | Democratic |
Co-founder of Facebook. 2011 Bilderberg | |
Chris Hughes is a co-founder of Facebook and was spokesman for it until 2007[1].
Education
Hughes grew up in Hickory, North Carolina,[2] as the only child of Arlen "Ray" Hughes, an industrial paper salesman, and Brenda Hughes, a mathematics teacher.[3] He was raised as an evangelical Lutheran.[4] He graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, before receiving a Bachelor of Arts in History and English Literature from Harvard College.[3][5]
In February 2020, it was reported that Hughes was in the process of studying for a Master of Arts in Economics from The New School.[6] He has since begun a Doctor of Philosophy in business ethics and legal studies at the University of Pennsylvania.[7]
Activities
He was the publisher and editor-in-chief of The New Republic from 2012 to 2016.
In July 2010, UNAIDS (Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS) appointed him to a 17-member "High Level Commission" of renowned politicians, business leaders, human rights activists, and scientists tasked with spearheading a "social and political action campaign over the coming year aimed at galvanizing support for effective HIV prevention programmes."[8]
Opinions
In 2019, he wrote an op-ed in The New York Times calling for the break up of Facebook.[9]
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilderberg/2011 | 9 June 2011 | 12 June 2011 | Switzerland Hotel Suvretta St. Moritz | 59th meeting, in Switzerland, 129 guests |
References
- ↑ https://www.businessinsider.com/chris-hughes-facebook-cofounder-slammed-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-2019-5
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/technology/07hughes.htm
- ↑ Jump up to: a b http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/134/boy-wonder.html?page=0%2C1
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/06/fashion/chris-hughes-and-sean-eldridge-are-the-new-power-brokers.html?pagewanted=all
- ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2012/07/02/facebook-co-founder-chris-hughes-marries-longtime-boyfriend/
- ↑ ttps://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2020/1/15/20863236/chris-hughes-break-up-facebook-economic-security-basic-income-new-republic
- ↑ https://lgst.wharton.upenn.edu/profile/hughes83/
- ↑ http://unaidstoday.org/?p=408
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/opinion/sunday/chris-hughes-facebook-zuckerberg.html
