Craig Silverstein
Google's first employee
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Craig Silverstein (born 1972 or 1973) is a software engineer and was the first person employed by Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Google, having studied for a PhD alongside them (though he dropped out and never earned his degree) at Stanford University.[1][2][3] He graduated from Harvard and was admitted to Phi Beta Kappa.[4]
Craig Silverstein | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972 or 1973 |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Stanford University |
| Employers | |
| Spouse | Mary Obelnicki |
Biography
In 1993, he won ACM-ICPC programming contest as a member of Harvard University team.[5]
His PhD supervisor was Rajeev Motwani.[2] He served as Google’s director of technology. He resigned from the company in February 2012, to work at the Khan Academy.[6]
He and his wife, Mary Obelnicki, are signers of The Giving Pledge.[7][8]
