Chad Hurley
Chad Meredith Hurley (born January 24, 1977) is an American webmaster and businessman who serves as the advisor and former chief executive officer (CEO) of YouTube. He also co-founded MixBit. In October 2006, he and Steve Chen sold YouTube for $1.65 billion to Google. Hurley worked in eBay's PayPal division—one of his tasks involved designing the original PayPal logo—before co-founding YouTube with fellow PayPal colleagues Steve Chen and Jawed Karim. Hurley was primarily responsible for the tagging and video-sharing aspects of YouTube.
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| Born | Chad Meredith Hurley January 24, 1977 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Indiana University of Pennsylvania (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Webmaster Businessman |
| Known for | Co-founder of YouTube and AVOS |
| Successor | Salar Kamangar (as CEO of YouTube) |
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