Marc Randolph

Marc Randolph
Randolph in April 2017
Born
Marc Bernays Randolph

April 29, 1958 (1958-04-29) (age 66)
Alma materHamilton College
Occupation(s)Co-founder and former CEO of Netflix
Spouse
Lorraine Kiernan
(m. 1987)
Children3
FamilyBernays family

Marc Bernays Randolph (born April 29, 1958) is an American tech entrepreneur, advisor and speaker.[1] He is the co-founder and first CEO of Netflix.[2]

A serial entrepreneur who is said to have helped found the U.S. edition of Macworld magazine and the Ordinal computer mail-order businesses MacWarehouse and MicroWarehouse,[3] Randolph now serves on the boards of Looker Data Sciences and Chubbies Shorts. He previously served on the boards of Getable, Rafter, ReadyForce.

Randolph, who has experience as a mountain guide, is the chairman of the board of trustees of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) in Lander,[4][5] Wyoming and a board member of the environmental advocacy group 1% for the Planet.[6]

  1. ^ "Marc Randolph, Founder at Looker Data Sciences, Inc. - Relationship Science". Relationship Science. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  2. ^ "First Online DVD Rental Store Opens: Netflix Site Offers Unprecedented Title Selection, Availability and Convenience". Business Wire. April 14, 1998. Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  3. ^ Keating 2012, p. 19.
  4. ^ Randolph, Marc. "Netflix Co-Founder Marc Randolph on Leadership and How to Learn It". Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  5. ^ "NOLS | Our Team". www.nols.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  6. ^ "Board of Directors - 1% For The Planet". www.onepercentfortheplanet.org. Archived from the original on 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2017-09-19.