Per Welinder

Per Welinder
Per Welinder's identity badge in 2016
Welinder in 2016
Born (1962-04-17) April 17, 1962 (age 62)
Täby, Sweden
EducationUCLA (M.B.A.)[1]
Occupations
  • Investor
  • venture capitalist
  • entrepreneur
  • professional skateboarder
Known for

Per Nils Welinder (born April 17, 1962) is a Swedish entrepreneur and former professional skateboarder. During the 1980s he achieved international fame as a freestyle skater[1] and was a leading member of the Powell-Peralta skate team known as the "Bones Brigade". He had a number of influential video parts with Powell during the 1980s, a series of signature models, and roles in several Hollywood movies. Welinder also has the unique distinction of being the only person to have ever beaten Rodney Mullen in a professional skate contest.

  1. ^ a b Wexler, Jed. "Per Welinder: Skate Legend Turned Brand Builder and Venture Capitalist". 818 Agency. 818 Agency. Retrieved 14 May 2023.