Jump to content

Jay Graber: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
fixed piped links and added missing info
→Career: a word
Line 24: Line 24:
In 2015, Graber began working as a software engineer for SkuChain in [[Mountain View, California]].<ref name="forbes-25apr2023" /> She then worked in a factory in [[Moses Lake]], where she soldered together [[bitcoin mining]] equipment.<ref name="forbes-25apr2023" /> In 2016, she began working as a junior developer for the [[Zcash]] cryptocurrency.<ref name="forbes-25apr2023" /><ref name="verge-16aug2021" /><ref name="tech-16aug2021" /> In 2019, she founded the event planning website Happening, Inc.<ref name="forbes-25apr2023" /><ref name="verge-16aug2021" /><ref name="tech-16aug2021" />
In 2015, Graber began working as a software engineer for SkuChain in [[Mountain View, California]].<ref name="forbes-25apr2023" /> She then worked in a factory in [[Moses Lake]], where she soldered together [[bitcoin mining]] equipment.<ref name="forbes-25apr2023" /> In 2016, she began working as a junior developer for the [[Zcash]] cryptocurrency.<ref name="forbes-25apr2023" /><ref name="verge-16aug2021" /><ref name="tech-16aug2021" /> In 2019, she founded the event planning website Happening, Inc.<ref name="forbes-25apr2023" /><ref name="verge-16aug2021" /><ref name="tech-16aug2021" />


In August 2021, Graber became the first CEO of [[Bluesky (social network)|Bluesky]], a [[microblogging]] social platform and [[public benefit company]].<ref name="forbes-11sep2022">{{cite news |last1=del Castillo |first1=Michael |title=Jack Dorsey's Former Boss Is Building A Decentralized Twitter |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2022/09/11/jack-dorseys-former-boss-is-building-a-decentralized-twitter/ |access-date=April 28, 2023 |work=[[Forbes]] |date=September 11, 2022}}</ref><ref name="verge-17apr2023">{{cite news |last1=Heath |first1=Alex |title=Bluesky's CEO wants to build a Musk-proof, decentralized version of Twitter |url=https://www.theverge.com/23686778/bluesky-ceo-jay-graber-interview-decentralized-social-media-twitter-mastodon |access-date=April 28, 2023 |work=[[The Verge]] |date=April 17, 2023}}</ref><ref name="cnbc-16aug2021">{{cite news |last1=Dang |first1=Sheila |title=A Twitter-funded company trying to build a new kind of social media taps its first leader |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/16/twitter-funded-bluesky-names-jay-graber-as-leader.html |access-date=April 28, 2023 |publisher=[[CNBC]] |date=August 16, 2021}}</ref> Bluesky had originally been conceived as a new initiative by [[Twitter]]'s original owners in 2019, but evolved to become Twitter's main rival following the 2022 [[acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk]].<ref name="verge-16aug2021">{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Ian Carlos |title=Twitter's decentralized social network project finally has a leader |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/16/22627435/twitter-bluesky-lead-jay-graber-decentralized-social-web |access-date=April 28, 2023 |work=[[The Verge]] |date=August 16, 2021}}</ref><ref name="tech-16aug2021">{{cite news |last1=Matney |first1=Lucas |title=Twitter taps crypto developer to lead 'bluesky' decentralized social network effort |url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/16/twitter-taps-crypto-developer-to-lead-bluesky-decentralized-social-network-effort/ |access-date=April 28, 2023 |work=[[TechCrunch]] |date=August 16, 2021}}</ref><ref name="ars-28apr2023">{{cite news |last1=Belanger |first1=Ashley |title=Top Twitter influencers flee to Bluesky amid Musk's continued debasing |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/04/twitter-rival-blueskys-popularity-surges-because-well-you-know-why/ |access-date=April 28, 2023 |work=[[Ars Technica]] |date=April 28, 2023}}</ref><ref name="rs-27apr2023">{{cite magazine |last1=Klee |first1=Miles |title=Bluesky Becomes the Hottest Club Online as Twitter Users Fight for Invites |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/jack-dorsey-bluesky-twitter-alternative-elon-musk-1234724924/ |access-date=April 28, 2023 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=April 27, 2023}}</ref>
In August 2021, Graber became the first CEO of [[Bluesky (social network)|Bluesky]], a [[microblogging]] social platform and [[public benefit company]].<ref name="forbes-11sep2022">{{cite news |last1=del Castillo |first1=Michael |title=Jack Dorsey's Former Boss Is Building A Decentralized Twitter |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2022/09/11/jack-dorseys-former-boss-is-building-a-decentralized-twitter/ |access-date=April 28, 2023 |work=[[Forbes]] |date=September 11, 2022}}</ref><ref name="verge-17apr2023">{{cite news |last1=Heath |first1=Alex |title=Bluesky's CEO wants to build a Musk-proof, decentralized version of Twitter |url=https://www.theverge.com/23686778/bluesky-ceo-jay-graber-interview-decentralized-social-media-twitter-mastodon |access-date=April 28, 2023 |work=[[The Verge]] |date=April 17, 2023}}</ref><ref name="cnbc-16aug2021">{{cite news |last1=Dang |first1=Sheila |title=A Twitter-funded company trying to build a new kind of social media taps its first leader |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/16/twitter-funded-bluesky-names-jay-graber-as-leader.html |access-date=April 28, 2023 |publisher=[[CNBC]] |date=August 16, 2021}}</ref> Bluesky had been conceived as a new initiative by [[Twitter]]'s original owners in 2019, but evolved to become Twitter's main rival following the 2022 [[acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk]].<ref name="verge-16aug2021">{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Ian Carlos |title=Twitter's decentralized social network project finally has a leader |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/16/22627435/twitter-bluesky-lead-jay-graber-decentralized-social-web |access-date=April 28, 2023 |work=[[The Verge]] |date=August 16, 2021}}</ref><ref name="tech-16aug2021">{{cite news |last1=Matney |first1=Lucas |title=Twitter taps crypto developer to lead 'bluesky' decentralized social network effort |url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/16/twitter-taps-crypto-developer-to-lead-bluesky-decentralized-social-network-effort/ |access-date=April 28, 2023 |work=[[TechCrunch]] |date=August 16, 2021}}</ref><ref name="ars-28apr2023">{{cite news |last1=Belanger |first1=Ashley |title=Top Twitter influencers flee to Bluesky amid Musk's continued debasing |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/04/twitter-rival-blueskys-popularity-surges-because-well-you-know-why/ |access-date=April 28, 2023 |work=[[Ars Technica]] |date=April 28, 2023}}</ref><ref name="rs-27apr2023">{{cite magazine |last1=Klee |first1=Miles |title=Bluesky Becomes the Hottest Club Online as Twitter Users Fight for Invites |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/jack-dorsey-bluesky-twitter-alternative-elon-musk-1234724924/ |access-date=April 28, 2023 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=April 27, 2023}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 10:55, 9 November 2024

Jay Graber
Jay Graber is giving a talk while outside, holding a phone behind a podium. There is a microphone on a stand and a laptop in front of her.
Graber in August 2024
Born
Lantian Graber

1991 (age 32–33)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
OccupationSoftware engineer
Years active2014–present

Lantian "Jay" Graber (born 1991) is an American software engineer who has served as the CEO of Bluesky, a microblogging social platform and public benefit company, since its creation in 2021.

Early life

Lantian Graber was born in 1991 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of a Chinese mother who works as an acupuncturist and a Swiss father who teaches mathematics.[1][2] Her mother, who fled China during the Cultural Revolution, named her "Lantian" (meaning "blue sky" in Mandarin Chinese) as a wish for her to have "boundless freedom".[1] She enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania in 2009 and later graduated with a BSc in Science, Technology, and Society.[1] During her senior year there, she won a grant to co-found a student time bank program.[1]

Career

In 2015, Graber began working as a software engineer for SkuChain in Mountain View, California.[1] She then worked in a factory in Moses Lake, where she soldered together bitcoin mining equipment.[1] In 2016, she began working as a junior developer for the Zcash cryptocurrency.[1][3][4] In 2019, she founded the event planning website Happening, Inc.[1][3][4]

In August 2021, Graber became the first CEO of Bluesky, a microblogging social platform and public benefit company.[5][6][7] Bluesky had been conceived as a new initiative by Twitter's original owners in 2019, but evolved to become Twitter's main rival following the 2022 acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk.[3][4][8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h del Castillo, Michael (April 25, 2023). "Jack Dorsey-Backed Decentralized Twitter Rival Prepares to Launch with One Million Users". Forbes. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  2. ^ Robison, Kylie (July 31, 2023). "Inside Twitter rival Bluesky's first major crisis, as investors pressured CEO Jay Graber to speak out about racist incident". Fortune. Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Campbell, Ian Carlos (August 16, 2021). "Twitter's decentralized social network project finally has a leader". The Verge. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Matney, Lucas (August 16, 2021). "Twitter taps crypto developer to lead 'bluesky' decentralized social network effort". TechCrunch. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  5. ^ del Castillo, Michael (September 11, 2022). "Jack Dorsey's Former Boss Is Building A Decentralized Twitter". Forbes. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  6. ^ Heath, Alex (April 17, 2023). "Bluesky's CEO wants to build a Musk-proof, decentralized version of Twitter". The Verge. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  7. ^ Dang, Sheila (August 16, 2021). "A Twitter-funded company trying to build a new kind of social media taps its first leader". CNBC. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  8. ^ Belanger, Ashley (April 28, 2023). "Top Twitter influencers flee to Bluesky amid Musk's continued debasing". Ars Technica. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  9. ^ Klee, Miles (April 27, 2023). "Bluesky Becomes the Hottest Club Online as Twitter Users Fight for Invites". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
Stub icon

This article about a chief executive from the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jay_Graber&oldid=1256327319"