Reid Hoffman

Reid Garret Hoffman, popularly R. Hoffman, is an entrepreneur in the United States of America. He is a renowned author who has written several books in his career. Reid is popularly known for co-founding the social media network Linkedin. He is also a well-known venture capitalist and is currently working under Greylock Partners. R. Hoffman was listed in Forbes 2019 list of world’s billionaires.

Well, how well do you know about Reid Hoffman? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Reid Hoffman’s net worth in 2021, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Reid Hoffman to date.

Biography and Early Life

Reid Hoffman was born in Palo Alto, which is located in California, United States of America. Hoffman had an exciting childhood. He did his first pay job at an early age, around 12, as an editor at the famous game company Chaosium, a publisher of tabletop role-playing games established by Greg Stafford in 1975. At the age of 14, he was featured on the box of Chaosium’s Runequest role-playing games.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Reid Hoffman in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Reid Hoffman’s age is 51 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 5 August 1967. Though, he is 5′ 5″ in feet and inches and 168 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 171 lbs in Pound and 78 kg in Kilograms.

Education

Hoffman completed his school life from high school at The Putney School, located in the beautiful city of Putney, Vermont. He mastered epistemology during high school.

He completed his graduation from Stanford University, where he completed his B.S in symbolic Systems and Cognitive Science in the year 1990. Then he completed M.St Philosophy at Wolfson College in 1993, where he got a Marshall Scholarship. After graduating from Stanford, Hoffman wanted to become a professor.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Reid Hoffman has a relatively simple personal life with no controversies. He married Michelle Yee, who was his college mate. He had no girlfriends and married the one whom he loved from his college. They simply married in 2004. He had a great family consisting of his parental great-great-great-grandfather Theophilus Adam Wylie, a Christian Presbyterian minister, college professor, and president pro tempore of Indiana University.

His uncle, Eric Hoffman, is also a renowned writer. He belonged to a well-known family at that time, but Hoffman was exceptional too. After marriage, he resided in California.

Is Reid Hoffman Gay?

No, Hoffman was quite a straight person and didn’t have any relationships with any other person except his wife. He is married to M. Yee and doesn’t have any children.

Professional Career

Hoffman is the billionaire co-founder of LinkedIn, and moreover, he is a famous, influential tech investor. Hoffman faced many ups and downs in his career. He entered the professional world by an internship in Inglenook (winery), which is located in California. He also worked at Apple Inc.

He focused on eWorld’s department, which was mainly made to focus on social media platforms after that, he founded his first company SocialNet.com in 1997. His company’s motive was to focus on matching up people having similar interests. He was also a prime member of the PayPal team, which co-founded the same. In 2002, his luck favored, which made Hoffman more popular.

Hoffman co-founded LinkedIn with two of his colleague. He launched it on May 5, 2003, but had very few responses from the audience but gradually, with the rise of time, LinkedIn become one of the most successful sites for job seekers in the world. But in the year 2016, LinkedIn was acquired by Microsoft for $26 billion in cash and made Hoffman their board member.

Awards

Hoffman received several awards in his lifetime. Some of the most popular are:

1. The American Academy of Achievement in September 2014.
2. He was named Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship by Barack Obama, the USA’s then president.
3. He was awarded the David Packard Medal of Achievement in 2012.
4. In 2017, he was appointed the commander of the order of the British Empire.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Reid Hoffman in 2021

As of 2021, Hoffman is having a net worth of $2.5 billion. He was given USD 1 billion after the selling of LinkedIn. He was a highly successful entrepreneur in today’s world. He was also listed in Forbes, 2019. He has put $1,5 billion into impact investments through charitable entities.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

• Hoffman was quite brilliant from his childhood.
• He described himself as an avid tabletop role-playing gamer as a child.
• In his professional days, he was entirely dedicated to his work and was an extremely hardworking guy.

Reid Hoffman is one of the most successful influencers in this century. He has brilliant in academics since his childhood. He used to have many ideas and used many of them to make many successful internet services. Moreover, one of the finest venture capitalists in today’s world is a role model for many people.

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