Craig Newmark
Craig NewmarkBorn: 2-Dec-1952
Birthplace: Morristown, NJ
Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Computer Programmer, Business
Party Affiliation: Democratic
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Founder, Craigslist
Founded Craigslist in 1995. He is demonized by some in the newspaper industry
for singlehandedly destroying their classified advertising revenue model --
Craigslist has no fees for advertising, with the exception of job postings
in San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles. The site is thus not highly
monetized, one reason for its popularity. Estimates are that even this meagre
way of conducting business grosses as much as $25M annually. Newmark
refers to his girlfriend as "The Girlfriend", much to her annoyance.
Girlfriend: Eileen Whelpley (aka "The Girlfriend")
High School: Morristown High School, Morristown, NJ