Craig Newmark — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder of Craigslist, launched craigslist.org in 1996.
Founded Craig Newmark Philanthropies in 2015.
Served as chief executive officer of Craigslist from its founding until 2000.
Worked as a computer programmer for IBM for 17 years.
Earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in computing and information sciences from Case Western Reserve University in 1975 and 1977.

Biography

Craig Newmark is an American internet entrepreneur and philanthropist, widely recognized as the founder of the classifieds website Craigslist. He launched craigslist.org in 1996, initially as an email list of San Francisco events, which evolved into a platform for exchanging information. Before establishing Craigslist, Newmark worked as a contract computer programmer for various companies, including IBM for 17 years, Bank of America, Sun Microsystems, and Charles Schwab.