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 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 equated founding companies to his 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.