James Park (entrepreneur)

James Park
Park in 2015
Born1976 or 1977 (age 47–48)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard College (dropped out)
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCo-founder and CEO, Fitbit

James Park (born 1976/1977) is a South Korean-American technology entrepreneur. He co-founded Fitbit and has been its CEO and president since September 2007.[2] He was named in 2015 among Fortune magazine's 40 Under 40, an annual ranking of the most influential young people in business.[3] With a net worth of $660 million estimated by Forbes, he was ranked #29 in the magazine's America's Richest Entrepreneurs Under 40 in 2015.[4] James Park announced that Fitbit became part of Google on January 14, 2021.[5]

  1. ^ "Fitbit co-founder sprints to success after start-up setbacks". Irish Times. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  2. ^ "James Park: Executive Profile & Biography". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  3. ^ "40 Under 40". Fortune.
  4. ^ "#29 James Park". Forbes. November 18, 2015.
  5. ^ Park, James (January 14, 2021). "Fitbit Joins Google". blog.fitbit.com. Retrieved June 15, 2023.