Evan Spiegel was educated at the Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences in Santa Monica.
College/University
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2018
Stanford, California, United States
On July 19, 2018, Spiegel revealed to "Stay Tuned", NBC News's show on SnapChat that he completed his degree requirements and graduated from Stanford in 2018. He notes that his baby, Hart Kerr Spiegel, was his motivation to complete his collegiate education so that he can inspire his son to graduate from college as well.
Career
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2011
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2013
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Evan Spiegel of Snapchat attends TechCruch Disrupt SF 2013 at San Francisco Design Center on September 9, 2013 in San Francisco, California.
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2014
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Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel and CitizenNet Founder and President Mike McGinley attend the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit Cockatil Party on October 8, 2014 in San Francisco, California.
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2014
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Bloomberg LP Founder Michael Bloomberg and Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel speak onstage during "Disrupting Information and Communication" at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on October 8, 2014 in San Francisco, California.
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2014
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Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel and Yahoo News Global Anchor Katie Couric speak onstage during "Disrupting Information and Communication" at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on October 8, 2014 in San Francisco, California.
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2014
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(L-R) VICE Co-Founder and CEO Shane Smith, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel and filmmaker George Lucas attend the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on October 8, 2014 in San Francisco, California.
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2014
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Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel attends the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on October 8, 2014 in San Francisco, California.
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2014
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Honorees Bobby Murphy (L) and Evan Spiegel attend the TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 most influential people in the world, at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2014 in New York City.
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2014
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(From L) Honorees Bobby Murphy and Evan Spiegel, Rupert Murdoch, and honoree David H. Koch attend the TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 most influential people in the world, at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2014 in New York City.
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2014
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Honorees Evan Spiegel (L) and Bobby Murphy attend the TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 most influential people in the world, at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2014 in New York City.
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2015
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CEO and co-founder of Snapchat Evan Spiegel speaks onstage with The New Yorker staff writer Ken Auletta at the American Magazine Media Conference at Grand Hyatt New York on February 1, 2016 in New York City.
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2015
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Model Miranda Kerr is all smiles while departing on a flight at LAX airport in Los Angeles, California with her new boyfriend Evan Spiegel on August 12, 2015.
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2015
New York City, United States
Snapchat co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel speaks during the iHeartMedia Soundfront at iHeartMedia Headquarters on April 22, 2015 in New York City.
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2015
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(L-R) iHeartMedia Entertainment Enterprises President John Sykes, iHeartMedia President and CFO Richard Bressler, Snapchat co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel, and iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman attend the iHeartMedia Soundfront at iHeartMedia Headquarters on April 22, 2015 in New York City.
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2016
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Founder, Snapchat Evan Spiegel (L) and model Miranda Kerr attend the Fifth Annual Baby2Baby Gala, Presented By John Paul Mitchell Systems at 3LABS on November 12, 2016 in Culver City, California.
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2016
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Entrepreneur Evan Spiegel (L) and Model Miranda Kerr attend the Republic Records Grammy Celebration presented by Chromecast Audio at Hyde Sunset Kitchen & Cocktail on February 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
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2016
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The New Yorker staff writer Ken Auletta and CEO and co-founder of Snapchat Evan Spiegel attend the American Magazine Media Conference at Grand Hyatt New York on February 1, 2016 in New York City.
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2017
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Snap Inc. Founder Evan Spiegel (L) and Chairman of the Berggruen Institute Nicolas Berggruen attend the Berggruen Prize Gala at the New York Public Library on December 14, 2017 in New York City.
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2017
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Co-Founder and CEO of Snap Inc. Evan Spiegel speaks onstage during Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on October 2, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California.
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2017
New York City, United States
(L to ) Snapchat co-founders Bobby Murphy, chief technology officer of Snap Inc., and Evan Spiegel, chief executive officer of Snap Inc., head to ring the opening bell after signing a guest book on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), March 2, 2017 in New York City. Snap Inc. priced its initial public offering at $17 a share on Wednesday and Snap shares will start trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Thursday.
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2017
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(L to ) Snapchat co-founders Bobby Murphy, chief technology officer of Snap Inc., and Evan Spiegel, chief executive officer of Snap Inc., smile at each other after ringing the opening bell as Thomas Farley, president of the NYSE, looks on, March 2, 2017 in New York City. Snap Inc. priced its initial public offering at $17 a share on Wednesday and Snap shares will start trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Thursday.
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2018
Stanford, California, United States
On July 19, 2018, Spiegel revealed to "Stay Tuned", NBC News's show on SnapChat that he completed his degree requirements and graduated from Stanford in 2018. He notes that his baby, Hart Kerr Spiegel, was his motivation to complete his collegiate education so that he can inspire his son to graduate from college as well.
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2018
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Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel attend the 2018 LACMA Art + Film Gala at LACMA on November 03, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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2018
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(L-R) Evan Spiegel, Miranda Kerr, wearing Gucci and Olivia Hamilton attend 2018 LACMA Art + Film Gala honoring Catherine Opie and Guillermo del Toro presented by Gucci at LACMA on November 3, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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2018
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Andrew Ross Sorkin, Editor at Large and Columnist, The New York Times and Evan Spiegel, Co-Founder and C.E.O., Snap Inc. speak onstage during the 2018 New York Times Dealbook on November 1, 2018 in New York City.
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2018
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(Back L-R) Evan Spiegel, Sarah Hemminger, Joe Scarborough, Michael I. Roth, Amen Mugisha, William P. Lauder, (Front L-R) Betsy Kenny Lack, Dia Simms, Mika Brzezeinski, Halle Berry and Shelley Zalis attend the 2018 Matrix Awards at Sheraton Times Square on April 23, 2018 in New York City.
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2018
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Evan Spiegel (L) and Miranda Kerr attend The Broad and Louis Vuitton's celebration of Jasper Johns: "Something Resembling Truth" at The Broad on February 8, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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In 2013, Spiegel won the Crunchies Best Mobile Application award.
Eddy Award
2015
He was honored with the 2015 Eddy Award presented by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) in recognition of his leading role in the development of the LA County economy and in the creation of well-paying jobs for its residents.
Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world
Evan Spiegel of Snapchat attends TechCruch Disrupt SF 2013 at San Francisco Design Center on September 9, 2013 in San Francisco, California.
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Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel and CitizenNet Founder and President Mike McGinley attend the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit Cockatil Party on October 8, 2014 in San Francisco, California.
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Bloomberg LP Founder Michael Bloomberg and Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel speak onstage during "Disrupting Information and Communication" at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on October 8, 2014 in San Francisco, California.
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Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel and Yahoo News Global Anchor Katie Couric speak onstage during "Disrupting Information and Communication" at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on October 8, 2014 in San Francisco, California.
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(L-R) VICE Co-Founder and CEO Shane Smith, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel and filmmaker George Lucas attend the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on October 8, 2014 in San Francisco, California.
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Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel attends the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on October 8, 2014 in San Francisco, California.
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Honorees Bobby Murphy (L) and Evan Spiegel attend the TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 most influential people in the world, at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2014 in New York City.
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(From L) Honorees Bobby Murphy and Evan Spiegel, Rupert Murdoch, and honoree David H. Koch attend the TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 most influential people in the world, at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2014 in New York City.
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Honorees Evan Spiegel (L) and Bobby Murphy attend the TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 most influential people in the world, at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2014 in New York City.
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He was honored with the 2015 Eddy Award presented by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) in recognition of his leading role in the development of the LA County economy and in the creation of well-paying jobs for its residents.
CEO and co-founder of Snapchat Evan Spiegel speaks onstage with The New Yorker staff writer Ken Auletta at the American Magazine Media Conference at Grand Hyatt New York on February 1, 2016 in New York City.
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Model Miranda Kerr is all smiles while departing on a flight at LAX airport in Los Angeles, California with her new boyfriend Evan Spiegel on August 12, 2015.
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Snapchat co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel speaks during the iHeartMedia Soundfront at iHeartMedia Headquarters on April 22, 2015 in New York City.
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(L-R) iHeartMedia Entertainment Enterprises President John Sykes, iHeartMedia President and CFO Richard Bressler, Snapchat co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel, and iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman attend the iHeartMedia Soundfront at iHeartMedia Headquarters on April 22, 2015 in New York City.
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Founder, Snapchat Evan Spiegel (L) and model Miranda Kerr attend the Fifth Annual Baby2Baby Gala, Presented By John Paul Mitchell Systems at 3LABS on November 12, 2016 in Culver City, California.
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Entrepreneur Evan Spiegel (L) and Model Miranda Kerr attend the Republic Records Grammy Celebration presented by Chromecast Audio at Hyde Sunset Kitchen & Cocktail on February 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
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The New Yorker staff writer Ken Auletta and CEO and co-founder of Snapchat Evan Spiegel attend the American Magazine Media Conference at Grand Hyatt New York on February 1, 2016 in New York City.
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Snap Inc. Founder Evan Spiegel (L) and Chairman of the Berggruen Institute Nicolas Berggruen attend the Berggruen Prize Gala at the New York Public Library on December 14, 2017 in New York City.
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Co-Founder and CEO of Snap Inc. Evan Spiegel speaks onstage during Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on October 2, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California.
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(L to ) Snapchat co-founders Bobby Murphy, chief technology officer of Snap Inc., and Evan Spiegel, chief executive officer of Snap Inc., head to ring the opening bell after signing a guest book on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), March 2, 2017 in New York City. Snap Inc. priced its initial public offering at $17 a share on Wednesday and Snap shares will start trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Thursday.
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(L to ) Snapchat co-founders Bobby Murphy, chief technology officer of Snap Inc., and Evan Spiegel, chief executive officer of Snap Inc., smile at each other after ringing the opening bell as Thomas Farley, president of the NYSE, looks on, March 2, 2017 in New York City. Snap Inc. priced its initial public offering at $17 a share on Wednesday and Snap shares will start trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Thursday.
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On July 19, 2018, Spiegel revealed to "Stay Tuned", NBC News's show on SnapChat that he completed his degree requirements and graduated from Stanford in 2018. He notes that his baby, Hart Kerr Spiegel, was his motivation to complete his collegiate education so that he can inspire his son to graduate from college as well.
Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel attend the 2018 LACMA Art + Film Gala at LACMA on November 03, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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(L-R) Evan Spiegel, Miranda Kerr, wearing Gucci and Olivia Hamilton attend 2018 LACMA Art + Film Gala honoring Catherine Opie and Guillermo del Toro presented by Gucci at LACMA on November 3, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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Andrew Ross Sorkin, Editor at Large and Columnist, The New York Times and Evan Spiegel, Co-Founder and C.E.O., Snap Inc. speak onstage during the 2018 New York Times Dealbook on November 1, 2018 in New York City.
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811 7th Avenue, W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019, United States
(Back L-R) Evan Spiegel, Sarah Hemminger, Joe Scarborough, Michael I. Roth, Amen Mugisha, William P. Lauder, (Front L-R) Betsy Kenny Lack, Dia Simms, Mika Brzezeinski, Halle Berry and Shelley Zalis attend the 2018 Matrix Awards at Sheraton Times Square on April 23, 2018 in New York City.
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Evan Spiegel (L) and Miranda Kerr attend The Broad and Louis Vuitton's celebration of Jasper Johns: "Something Resembling Truth" at The Broad on February 8, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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Evan Thomas Spiegel is the co-founder and CEO of the American multinational technology and social media company Snap Inc., which he created (as Snapchat Inc.) with Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown while they were students at Stanford University.
Background
Evan was born on June 4, 1990, in Los Angeles, California, to John W. Spiegel and Melissa Ann Thomas, both lawyers. The oldest child of two successful lawyers, he was raised in tony Pacific Palisades, enjoying membership at private clubs and family vacations to Europe, the Bahamas and Maui. His family was a very affluent one and as a teenager, he received a $250 weekly allowance. His parents eventually divorced.
As a teenager he asked his father to buy him a new BMW and on his refusal he moved in with his mother out of protest. She leased him the $75,000 car. His privileged life as a youngster conditioned him to never take a “no” for an answer.
Education
Spiegel attended the Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences in Santa Monica. He also took design classes at the Otis College of Art and Design while still in high school and attended classes at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.
As a student he used to conduct experiments with Photoshop and had an unpaid internship in sales at Red Bull.
After completing high school he joined the prestigious Stanford University in a product design program and was accepted into the Kappa Sigma fraternity.
He met fellow student Bobby Murphy who hired Spiegel for the job of designing an online social network, inspired by the Google Circles. This venture however was a failure.
Gradually he became more interested in developing the prototype due to which he dropped out before completing his degree.
On July 19, 2018, Spiegel revealed to "Stay Tuned", NBC News's show on SnapChat that he completed his degree requirements and graduated from Stanford in 2018. He notes that his baby, Hart Kerr Spiegel, was his motivation to complete his collegiate education so that he can inspire his son to graduate from college as well.
At Stanford, Evan Spiegel joined the Kappa Sigma fraternity, where he met future Snapchat CTO Bobby Murphy. The two collaborated on other projects, at one point putting together a college admissions website called Future Freshmen, before abandoning the effort. In the spring of 2011, another Kappa Sigma brother, Reggie Brown, remarked how he wished there was a way to send disappearing photos. Spiegel siezed on the idea, and the two recruited the already-graduated Murphy to join the project.
That summer, the three camped out at Spiegel's home in Pacific Palisades, building a business through designated roles: Spiegel as CEO and designer, Murphy as CTO and developer and Brown as chief marketing officer. In July, they debuted an early version of Snapchat, then called Picaboo, an app that allowed users to send photos that quickly disappeared, revealing and then erasing evidence of illicit activities.
By August, the initial promise of the project had given way to infighting; Spiegel and Murphy ousted Brown, moving forward with the newly renamed Snapchat. Sales were modest that fall, but something clicked into place by winter, with the app recording 20,000 users in January 2012, before ramping up to 100,000 in April. The surge in demand brought a huge increase in server bills, but the founders were bailed out by a $485,000 investment from Lightspeed Venture Partners in May. Spiegel subsequently dropped out of Stanford, a few weeks shy of graduation.
The sky seemed to be the limit for Snapchat in the months before going public. Rebranded as Snap Inc. in September 2016, the company unveiled its camera-equipped Spectacles two months later, and disclosed a revenue of more than $400 million for the year. However, the company failed to meet expectations for quarterly earnings after going public in March 2017, dropping its stock price below $12 per share by August. The dropoff was partly due to stiff competition from rivals like Facebook, which had copied Stories and other Snapchat features, and to the inevitable diminished enthusiasm for its once-novel capabilities. Late in the year, Spiegel announced that Snap would meet the challenges by introducing new algorithmic filtering for content, and by continuing to develop innovative products such as its recently unveiled augmented reality lenses.
In the fall of 2013, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly offered to buy Snapchat for $3 billion. Most valuations pegged the company at a significantly lower worth at the time, and despite standing to gain some $750 million apiece from the deal, its co-founders rejected the offer. "There are very few people in the world who get to build a business like this," Spiegel told Forbes afterward. "I think trading that for some short-term gain isn’t very interesting."
Evan Spiegel went down in history as the co-founder and CEO of Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat. Spiegel developed the idea for the popular photo- and video-sharing app while attending Stanford University, alongside former fraternity brother Bobby Murphy. The app which provides photo sharing and social networking service is currently used by millions of people worldwide. Spiegel is also known for his marriage to Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr.
In 2013, Spiegel won the Crunchies Best Mobile Application award. He was honored with the 2015 Eddy Award presented by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) in recognition of his leading role in the development of the LA County economy and in the creation of well-paying jobs for its residents. As of 2016, Spiegel was ranked #854 on the Forbes 400 with $4 billion in wealth.
He became one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2017.
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Religion
He was raised Episcopalian.
Politics
Spiegel has involved himself in some political conversations. In 2015, he met with China’s president, Xi Jinping, as a member of the 21st Century Council at the Berggruen Institute. Its founder, Nicolas Berggruen, said he impressed a group that includes Mohamed El-Erian, the economist, and former President Nicolas Sarkozy of France with his “thoughtful and mature approach to people.”
Views
With Snapchat taking off, Spiegel and his co-founder Murphy are using their wealth to help the world. The duo pledged to donate up to 13,000,000 shares of Class A common stock over the next 15 to 20 years. This could potentially result in hundreds of millions of dollars. The funds will go directly to programs for the arts, education, and youth non-profits. In addition, the company is also known for donating money to other philanthropic causes.
Quotations:
“It’s important to be thoughtful and mindful about the things you say to other people.”
“We do have a sense of entitlement, a sense of ownership, because after all, this is the world we were born into, and we are responsible for it.”
“There is a real value in sharing moments that don’t live forever.”
“I think everyone is born creative but it can be suppressed by fear.”
“We don’t want to own people’s photos. We want to help them communicate with friends in whatever way makes them happiest.”
“It’s not about working harder, it's about working the system.”
“We’re just going to keep executing on what we believe.”
“The feed was probably the biggest innovation in social media of late. But the interesting thing about the feed is that the more content you consume, the farther in time you go.”
“On not giving up before Snapchat: “We would experiment and fail. We must have attempted nearly 34 projects.”
"Everyone is born very, very, very creative, but at some point it can be scary to try to do something new, that feels different.”
“When we’re in that kind of childish space, we’re more genuine and feel more comfortable with our friends.”
“I’d like to create a space for people who have a lot of talent but not a lot of reach.”
“There are very few people in the world who get to build a business. I think trading that for some short-term gain isn’t very interesting.”
“When we first started working on Snapchat in 2011, it was just a toy. In many ways it still is.”
On perseverance: “In times of despair, you may believe the cynic who tells you that one person cannot make difference – and there are times it may be hard to see your own impact. I beg you to remember that it is not possible at this time or any time to know the end results of our efforts.”
“It seems odd that at the beginning of the Internet, everyone decided everything should stick around forever.”
“We do all sorts of silly things to avoid appearing different.”
“I love this story because Bill de Kooning had the humility to recognize that the greatest thing we can do is provide the best possible foundation for those who come after us,” said Spiegel. We must welcome our own erasure.”
“Conforming happens so naturally that we can forget how powerful it is – we want to be accepted by our peers – we want to be a part of the group. It’s in our biology. But the things that make us human are those times we listen to the whispers of our soul and allow ourselves to be pulled in another direction.”
Membership
Spiegel was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity.
Kappa Sigma fraternity
Personality
Spiegel is known for being a demanding boss; many of his employees hardly last a year in his company. But his refusal to settle for anything less than perfect is what majorly contributes to his company’s tremendous success.
In 2014, just as Snapchat was becoming a household name, a tech blog published some controversial emails sent by Spiegel when he was still an undergrad and in a fraternity. The emails include questionable language that seemed sexist and homophobic. Instead of denying the past, Spiegel came clean. He publicly apologized for the old emails and essentially said that the language does not reflect who he is today. Spiegel didn't let the damaging emails ruin his new reputation.
Physical Characteristics:
Height - 183 cm (1.83 m)
“If you want to understand Snap, look at Evan Spiegel,” said Todd Chaffee, a partner at IVP, one of Snap’s three largest venture capital investors. “He is the visionary who drives that company.”
“From what I can figure out, he thinks differently about the way to monetize and develop a social network,” Mr. Schmidt said of Mr. Spiegel.
Interests
He is a licensed helicopter pilot.
Writers
Favourite Book - The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Music & Bands
Neil Diamond
Connections
Spiegel began dating model Miranda Kerr in 2015. They became engaged on July 20, 2016. They married in a private ceremony in Los Angeles on May 27, 2017. Just a month before Spiegel's engagement to Kerr, he purchased a 7,164 square feet, $12 million house that was previously owned by Harrison Ford.
Kerr described Spiegel as "very traditional" and said that he believes in sex after marriage. In November 2017, Kerr announced that she and Spiegel were expecting their first child. On May 7, 2018, Miranda gave birth to their son Hart Kerr Spiegel, named after Spiegel's grandfather.
Father:
John W. Spiegel
John W. Spiegel is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Munger, Tolles & Olson. Mr. Spiegel is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and ranked by Chambers USA as a “leading lawyer” in general commercial, securities and white collar litigation. He is also ranked in The Best Lawyers in America with bet-the-company litigation and commercial litigation.
Mother:
Melissa Ann Thomas
Spouse:
Miranda Kerr
(born 20 April 1983)
She is an Australian model. Kerr rose to prominence in 2007 as one of the Victoria's Secret Angels.
Son:
Hart Spiegel
(born 2018)
Sister:
Caroline Spiegel
Sister:
Lauren Spiegel
colleague:
Bobby Murphy
(born July 19, 1988)
He is an American Internet entrepreneur and engineer. He is the co-founder and the CTO of the American multinational technology and social media company Snap Inc., which he created (as Snapchat Inc.) with Evan Spiegel and Reggie Brown while they were students at Stanford University.
He is an American technology entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is known for co-founding and leading Facebook as its chairman and chief executive officer.
