Chris Hughes Bio (Wiki)

Who is Chris Hughes?

Chris Hughes is an American entrepreneur. He is renowned as the co-founder and spokesman of Facebook.

He was also editor-in-chief and publisher of the magazine, The New Republic.

Chris Hughes- Bio, Birth Age, Family, Ethnicity

Chris Hughes was born on 26th November 1983 in Hickory, United States. His father, Arlen Hughes is an industrial paper salesman. Chris is 39 years old as of 2023.

His mother, Brenda Hughes is a mathematics teacher. They are of Irish-Welsh ethnicity.

He is an only child of Arlen and Brenda.

At which university did Chris Hughes attend?

Chris Hughes was educated at Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts.

In 2006, he completed graduation from Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts with Honors in a Bachelor of Arts in History and Literature.

Chris Hughes, co-founder of Facebook

In 2002, Chris joined Mark Zuckerberg and Moskovitz in the early stage of Facebook development.

At that time, Hughes was responsible for beta testing.

During the summer break of 2004, they traveled to Palo Alto. Chris returned to Havard to complete his studies while Mark and Moskovitz remained in Palo Alto.

Later, Chris Hughes rejoined Mark and Moskovitz after his graduation.

In September 2006, they launched Facebook for the public. However, in 2007, he left Facebook.

Facebook, Twitter

He has 48.3k followers on Twitter and 49k on Facebook.

Barack Obama’s Campaign

Chris Hughes joined the 2008 presidential campaign for Barack Obama. He created My.BarackObama.com.

The website allows supporters to make groups, plan events, raise funds, and connect with each other.

Later, he was featured on the cover page as The Kid Who Made Obama President in the fast company magazine.

Chris as Entrepreneur

-2010, founded the social networking site, Jumo.

-2011, sold Jumo to publishing company Good.

-2012, purchased a majority stake in The New Republic.

-2016, he sold the magazine to Win  McCormack.

-Currently, Chris Hughes is co-chairman of the Economic Security Project.

How much is the net worth of Chris Hughes?

As of 2023, Chris Hughes has an estimated net worth of $500 million US. He owns a $2 million US residence in New York’s 19th congressional district along with Sean Eldrige.

As a chairperson, his average earnings are $197k US.

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