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'''Dave Morin''' is an American entrepreneur, ], and the CEO and co-founder of the social network ].<ref name="Forbes1">{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2011/11/30/design-focused-path-launches-as-mobile-smart-journal/|title=Path Relaunches As All-In-One Mobile Smart Journal|author=Tomio Geron|publisher=Forbes|date=2011-11-30|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Geron|first1=Tomio|title=Path's Ad-Free App Flouts Silicon Valley Conventions|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2013/09/04/paths-ad-free-app-flouts-silicon-valley-conventions/#59ec079023af|website=Forbes.com|accessdate=8 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="Forbes3">{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2012/02/08/path-apologizes-for-contact-uploads-deletes-data/|title=Path Apologizes For Contact Uploads, Deletes Data|author=Tomio Geron|publisher=Forbes|date=2/08/2012|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref> A former manager at ], he co-created the ] and Facebook Connect.<ref name="CNN Money1">{{cite web|url=http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/09/17/path-dave-morin|title=Dave Morin: The mobile answer man|author=JP Mangalindan|publisher=CNN Money|date=2012-09-17|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref><ref name=Cnet4>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-9940166-36.html|title=Facebook to open the gates with 'Facebook Connect'|author=Caroline McCarthy|publisher=Cnet|date=5/9/2008|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref><ref name=Cnet5>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-57399021-245/privacy-suit-filed-against-path-twitter-apple-facebook-others/|title=Privacy suit filed against Path, Twitter, Apple, Facebook, others|author=Elinor Mills|publisher=Cnet|date=2012-03-16|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref> '''Dave Morin''' is an American entrepreneur, ], and the CEO and co-founder of the social network ].<ref name="Forbes1">{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2011/11/30/design-focused-path-launches-as-mobile-smart-journal/|title=Path Relaunches As All-In-One Mobile Smart Journal|author=Tomio Geron|publisher=Forbes|date=2011-11-30|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Geron|first1=Tomio|title=Path's Ad-Free App Flouts Silicon Valley Conventions|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2013/09/04/paths-ad-free-app-flouts-silicon-valley-conventions/#59ec079023af|website=Forbes.com|accessdate=8 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="Forbes3">{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2012/02/08/path-apologizes-for-contact-uploads-deletes-data/|title=Path Apologizes For Contact Uploads, Deletes Data|author=Tomio Geron|publisher=Forbes|date=2/08/2012|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref> A former manager at ], he co-created the ] and Facebook Connect.<ref name="CNN Money1">{{cite web|url=http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/09/17/path-dave-morin |title=Dave Morin: The mobile answer man |author=JP Mangalindan |publisher=CNN Money |date=2012-09-17 |accessdate=2013-10-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030140030/http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/09/17/path-dave-morin/ |archivedate=2013-10-30 |df= }}</ref><ref name=Cnet4>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-9940166-36.html|title=Facebook to open the gates with 'Facebook Connect'|author=Caroline McCarthy|publisher=Cnet|date=5/9/2008|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref><ref name=Cnet5>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-57399021-245/privacy-suit-filed-against-path-twitter-apple-facebook-others/|title=Privacy suit filed against Path, Twitter, Apple, Facebook, others|author=Elinor Mills|publisher=Cnet|date=2012-03-16|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref>


Morin is a member of the board of directors for the ] (USSA), ], and Dwell Media.<ref name="The Next Web1">{{cite web|url=http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2013/04/29/path-the-private-social-network-passes-10-million-registered-users/|title=Path, the private social network, passes 10 million registered users|author=Emil Protalinski|publisher=The Next Web|date=2013-04-29|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref><ref name="The Next Web2">{{cite web|url=http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/05/16/as-eventbrite-nears-60-million-tickets-sold-paths-dave-morin-joins-its-board-of-directors/|title=As Eventbrite nears 60 million tickets sold, Path’s Dave Morin joins its board of directors|author=Brad McCarty|publisher=The Next Web|date=2012-05-16|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref><ref name=USSA>{{cite web|url=http://foundation.ussa.org/foundation/san-francisco-snow-ball|title=San Francisco Snow Ball|author=|publisher=USSA Foundation|date=|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref> Morin is a member of the board of directors for the ] (USSA), ], and Dwell Media.<ref name="The Next Web1">{{cite web|url=http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2013/04/29/path-the-private-social-network-passes-10-million-registered-users/|title=Path, the private social network, passes 10 million registered users|author=Emil Protalinski|publisher=The Next Web|date=2013-04-29|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref><ref name="The Next Web2">{{cite web|url=http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/05/16/as-eventbrite-nears-60-million-tickets-sold-paths-dave-morin-joins-its-board-of-directors/|title=As Eventbrite nears 60 million tickets sold, Path’s Dave Morin joins its board of directors|author=Brad McCarty|publisher=The Next Web|date=2012-05-16|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref><ref name=USSA>{{cite web|url=http://foundation.ussa.org/foundation/san-francisco-snow-ball|title=San Francisco Snow Ball|author=|publisher=USSA Foundation|date=|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref>

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Dave Morin
Born (1980-10-14) October 14, 1980 (age 44)
Helena, Montana, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Colorado Boulder
Known forPath
Brit + Co.
Facebook
SpouseBrit Morin (m. 2011)

Dave Morin is an American entrepreneur, angel investor, and the CEO and co-founder of the social network Path. A former manager at Facebook, he co-created the Facebook Platform and Facebook Connect.

Morin is a member of the board of directors for the United States Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA), Eventbrite, and Dwell Media.

Early life

Morin grew up in Helena, Montana. Morin skied for the northern division of the U.S. Junior Olympic team. He attended the University of Colorado Boulder where he received a B.A. in Economics in 2003. He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

Career

Morin began his career at Apple in 2003 where he assumed positions in marketing. In 2006, Morin left Apple and joined Facebook as senior platform manager. Morin co-created Facebook Platform, a software environment allowing third party developers to create applications within Facebook, and Facebook Connect, a technology for Facebook members to connect their profile data and authentication credentials to external web sites. In 2010, Morin left Facebook to co-found Path. Morin has helped to raise capital for startups such as Hipcamp through AngelList. He had also founded the venture capital firm, Slow Ventures. It is based in San Francisco.

Philanthropy

Morin donates to Charity: Water, a non-profit that provides safe drinking water to individuals in developing countries. In 2012, Morin chaired the San Francisco Snow Ball, which raised money to fund year-round training, competition, and development needs for athletes of the U.S. Ski Team, U.S. Snowboarding and U.S. Freeskiing. Morin was the Campaign Chair for the 2013 Teach for America Benefit Dinner and for the Challenge for Tomorrow’s Leaders Campaign.

Politics

In 2013, Morin and several technological innovators, creators, or business owners launched Fwd.us, a Silicon Valley-based 501(c)(4) lobbying group.

Personal life

Morin resides in San Francisco, California with his wife Brit Morin, the founder and CEO of Brit + Co.. Morin, an avid skier, has been ranked as a top downhill ski racer in the United States and continues to volunteer for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation.

References

  1. Tomio Geron (2011-11-30). "Path Relaunches As All-In-One Mobile Smart Journal". Forbes. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  2. Geron, Tomio. "Path's Ad-Free App Flouts Silicon Valley Conventions". Forbes.com. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  3. Tomio Geron (2/08/2012). "Path Apologizes For Contact Uploads, Deletes Data". Forbes. Retrieved 2013-10-22. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ JP Mangalindan (2012-09-17). "Dave Morin: The mobile answer man". CNN Money. Archived from the original on 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2013-10-22. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Caroline McCarthy (5/9/2008). "Facebook to open the gates with 'Facebook Connect'". Cnet. Retrieved 2013-10-22. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. Elinor Mills (2012-03-16). "Privacy suit filed against Path, Twitter, Apple, Facebook, others". Cnet. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  7. Emil Protalinski (2013-04-29). "Path, the private social network, passes 10 million registered users". The Next Web. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  8. Brad McCarty (2012-05-16). "As Eventbrite nears 60 million tickets sold, Path's Dave Morin joins its board of directors". The Next Web. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  9. ^ "San Francisco Snow Ball". USSA Foundation. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  10. ^ Tomio Geron (9/04/2013). "Path's Ad-Free App Flouts Silicon Valley Conventions". Forbes. Retrieved 2013-10-22. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ "Moving On From Facebook". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  12. Yukari Iwatani Kane (2011-08-25). "Jobs Quits as Apple CEO". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  13. Caroline McCarthy (2010-11-14). "A Path the world isn't meant to see". Cnet. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  14. Brad Stone (2008-11-20). "Facebook Aims to Extend Its Reach Across the Web". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  15. Verne G. Kopytoff (11/2/2010). "Facebook's Initial Crew Moving On". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-10-22. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. David Kirkpatrick (2007-05-29). "Facebook's plan to hook up the world". CNN Money. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  17. Caroline McCarthy (2010-1-22). "Facebook's Dave Morin announces departure". Cnet. Retrieved 2013-10-22. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  18. Caroline McCarthy (2008-10-10). "Facebook's Morin calls on developers to Connect". Cnet. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  19. ^ Claire Cain Miller (2010-11-15). "Start-Up Plans a More Personal Social Network". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  20. "Hipcamp hits trail with $2 million, with help from Path's Dave Morin". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  21. Nick Bilton (1/2/2012). "One on One: Scott Harrison, Charity Water". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-10-22. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  22. "3rd Annual Bay Area Benefit Dinner". Cvent. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  23. Caroline McCarthy (2007-06-15). "Facebook's app feeding frenzy". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  24. "Our Supporters". FWD.US. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  25. Hank McKee (10/2/2012). "Ski team board gets younger with appointment of Morin". Ski Racing. Retrieved 2013-10-22. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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