Awards & Recognition
★Heinz Award for Technology, the Economy and Employment (2016)
★Forbes 30 Under 30 in Media (2012)
★PC World's 50 Most Important People on the Web (#16, 2007)
★Business Week's 25 Most Influential People on the Web
★Forbes list of Most Influential Angel Investors on AngelList (2012)
Notable Facts
→Co-founder of WordPress, which powers 40%+ of all websites globally
→CEO of Automattic, valued at $7.5 billion with 1,900+ employees across 97 countries
→Pioneered distributed work model since 2005, closed SF office in 2017
→Runs Audrey Capital investment firm backing 30+ companies
→Has 168K+ Twitter followers and significant social media presence
→TED speaker on remote work with viral talk
→Regular keynote speaker at major conferences worldwide
→Born in Houston, studied jazz saxophone before tech career