1. Chris DeWolfe co-founded Myspace in 2003 and was its chief executive officer until 2009.
10 Facts About Chris DeWolfe
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Chris DeWolfe is a native of Portland, Oregon, and went to Lincoln High School.
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Chris DeWolfe was honored by the school as Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year in 2006.
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Chris DeWolfe conceived Myspace while taking a course titled "The Impact of Tech on Media and Entertainment" during the final year of his MBA program.
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Chris DeWolfe got an "A" on his project and used it as inspiration in creating Myspace.
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Chris DeWolfe was involved with the sale of Myspace to News Corporation in 2005 for, and remained as its chief executive officer until March 2009, at which point Myspace was larger than its competitor, Facebook.
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Chris DeWolfe is a co-founder and the CEO of Jam City, a Los Angeles-based video game developer.
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Chris DeWolfe founded Jam City in 2010 with former 20th Century Fox executive Josh Yguado and former Myspace executives Colin Digiaro and Aber Whitcomb when they received backing from Austin Ventures to buy the gaming startup MindJolt.
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In 2006, Chris DeWolfe was named one of Times 100 most influential people in the world.
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Chris DeWolfe served on the board of trustees of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and is on the board of directors for Woven Digital.