Reed Hastings

Reed Hastings
Hastings in 2015
Born
Wilmot Reed Hastings Jr.

(1960-10-08) October 8, 1960 (age 64)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationBowdoin College (BA)
Stanford University (MS)
Known forCo-founder and chairman, Netflix
Spouse
Patricia Ann Quillin
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(m. 1991)​
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Children2

Wilmot Reed Hastings Jr. (born October 8, 1960)[2] is an American billionaire businessman. He is the co-founder and executive chairman of Netflix, Inc. (provider of the Netflix streaming service) and is on a number of boards and non-profit organizations. A former president of the California State Board of Education, Hastings is also an advocate for charter schools.[3] He is the majority owner and chief executive officer of Powder Mountain, a Utah ski resort. As of September 2024, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$4.3 billion.[4]

  1. ^ Scipioni, Jade (September 9, 2020). "The business lesson Reed Hastings learned from his marriage counselor that helped shape Netflix". CNBC.
  2. ^ "Out of Africa, Onto the Web". The New York Times. December 17, 2006 – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ^ "Charter schools advocate Reed Hastings to speak April 12: 4/00". news-service.stanford.edu.
  4. ^ "Forbes profile: Reed Hastings". Forbes. Retrieved 22 September 2024.