Background
Drew Houston was born in Acton, Massachusetts in 1983.
Drew Houston was born in Acton, Massachusetts in 1983.
He attended Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in the 1990s. He later graduated with a degree in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
According to Forbes magazine, his Netto worth is $1.39 billion. Before working on Dropbox, Drew Houston worked on a number of other startups which include Bit9, Accolade and Hubspot. In April 2013, a lobbying group called FWD.us (aimed at lobbying for immigration reform and improvements to education) was launched, with Drew Houston listed as one of the founders.