Background
Palihapitiya, Chamath was born in 1976 in Sri Lanka.
Palihapitiya, Chamath was born in 1976 in Sri Lanka.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 1999.
Associate interest rate derivatives group BMO Nesbitt Burns, Toronto, 1999—2000. Director product & business development Winamp & Spinner.com (acquired by America Online), 2000—2001. Director, then executive director product America Online Inc., 2001—2003, co-founder America Online My Music Channel On Demand, 2003, vice president, general manager American Institute of Management & ICQ (desktop/instant messaging), 2003—2005.
Venture capitalist Mayfield Fund, Menlo Park, California, 2006—2007. Vice president platform & monetization Facebook, Inc., Palo Alto, 2007—2008, vice president user growth, mobile & international, since 2008. Board directors FixYa.com, since 2007, Playdom, since 2008, Bling Nation, since 2009.