Brian Armstrong is the CEO of Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States.
Armstrong attended Rice University in 2001, where he earned a master's degree in computer science. In 2003, Armstrong founded UniversityTutor.com and in 2011 began working as a software engineer at AirBnB.
Armstrong co-founded Coinbase, based in San Francisco, in 2012. Coinbase raised $300 million in October 2018 in a funding round led by Tiger Global that valued the company at $8 billion.
Current job
- Coinbase, CEO and co-founder
Previous job
- AirBnB, software engineer, 2011-2012
- UniversityTutor.com, CEO and Founder, 2003-2012
- Deloitte & Touche, Consultant, 2005
- IBM, Interim Team Lead, 2003
Education
- Rice University, Master's Degree in Computer Science, 2005-2006
- Rice University, Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Economics, 2001-2005
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Brian Armstrong?
Brian Armstrong is the CEO and co-founder of Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, founded in San Francisco in 2012.
What did Brian Armstrong do before Coinbase?
In 2003 he founded UniversityTutor.com, which he led until 2012; he worked as a consultant for Deloitte & Touche and as an interim team lead at IBM, and between 2011 and 2012 he was a software engineer at Airbnb.
Where did Brian Armstrong study?
He graduated from Rice University in Computer Science and Economics (2001-2005) and then earned a master's degree in Computer Science at the same university (2005-2006).
