Dan Clancy

This article is about the technologist. For the musician from the band Lighthouse, see Dan Clancy (musician).
Dan Clancy
Clancy in 2009
Born (1964-01-11) January 11, 1964 (age 60)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Education
Known forTwitch (CEO)
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
SpouseSienna Clancy
Children2, including Savannah Clancy
Twitch information
Channel
Followers59,000
Contents are inEnglish
Last updated: August 2024
Websitedanclancy.me

Daniel Joseph Clancy[1] (born January 11, 1964) is an American technologist and computer scientist. After working at NASA, he was the engineering director for Google Book Search from 2005 to early 2014.[2] From 2014 to 2018, Clancy was vice president of product and engineering at social networking service Nextdoor.[3]

Clancy became president of Twitch Interactive Inc., the operator of Twitch in 2019.[4] In March 2023, he became chief executive officer of Twitch, after previous CEO and co-founder Emmett Shear announced he would step down.[5][6] As CEO, Clancy reports directly to Amazon VP of Audio, Twitch, and Games Steve Boom.[7]

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  3. ^ "Website Dan Clancy, Febr. 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  4. ^ LinkedIn Dan Clancy, March. 2022
  5. ^ "16 Years Of Twitch". Twitch Blog. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  6. ^ Hatmaker, Taylor (2023-03-16). "Twitch CEO Emmett Shear is stepping down". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  7. ^ Goldsmith, Annie (2023-06-16). "Twitch's New CEO Tries to Strike the Right Chords". The Information. Retrieved 2024-09-23.