Andrew W. Houston (; born March 4, 1983) is an American Internet Businessperson best known as the co-founder and CEO of Dropbox, an online backup and storage service. According to Forbes, his net worth is about $2 billion .
Early life
Houston was born in Acton, Massachusetts, in 1983.
He attended Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in the 1990s. He later graduated with a degree in computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
It was there that he met
Arash Ferdowsi who would later go on to be co-founder and CTO of
Dropbox. During his time in college, Houston also co-founded a
SAT prep company.
Career
Houston and Ferdowsi co-founded Dropbox in 2007.
Houston currently is CEO and 25% owner of Dropbox.
In February 2020, Houston joined the board of directors of Facebook, replacing Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, who left in May 2019.
Reputation
In 2008, Houston was named one of the "most promising players aged 30 and under" by Business Week,
and Dropbox has been touted as Y Combinator's most successful investment to date.
Houston was also named among the top 30 under-30 entrepreneurs by Inc.,
and Dropbox has been called one of the 20 best startups of
Silicon Valley.
In 2013, MIT invited Houston to serve as speaker at its annual commencement ceremonies.
Personal life
Houston lives in Austin, Texas.
He is married and has one child.
In April 2013, a lobbying group called FWD.us (aimed at lobbying for immigration reform and improvements to education) was launched, with Houston listed as one of the founders.
In 2016, he endorsed Hillary Clinton in the 2016 United States presidential election.
