Ben Silbermann
Co-founder and executive chairman of Pinterest
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Ben Silbermann is an American entrepreneur who co-founded Pinterest in 2010 with Paul Sciarra and Evan Sharp. The visual “pinboard” site grew to hundreds of millions of users. He was CEO until 2022 and is executive chairman.
Biography
Background
Silbermann grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, where his parents were doctors, and studied political science at Yale. He worked in consulting and in Google’s customer-support team.
Inspired by his childhood insect collecting, he co-founded Pinterest so people could collect and organise images of things they love. It launched in 2010 and grew slowly at first; he personally wrote to early users.
Growth
Pinterest became popular for recipes, home design and fashion and went public in 2019.
Chairman
He handed the CEO role to Bill Ready in 2022 and remains executive chairman.
Timeline
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1982
Born in Des Moines, Iowa, United States
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2003
Graduates from Yale
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2006
Joins Google
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2010
Pinterest launches
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2012
Pinterest grows rapidly
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2019
Pinterest IPO
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2022
Steps down as CEO
Did you know?
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He collected insects as a child.
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He emailed thousands of early users personally.
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His parents expected him to become a doctor.
Connections
Also born on 14 July
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Shiv Nadar
Technology · Founder of HCL and one of India’s leading philanthropists
1945
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Pankaj Bhadouria
Food & Cooking · Chef and teacher who won the first MasterChef India
1971
- Jay Forrester Science · MIT engineer who invented magnetic-core memory and founded system dynamics 1918
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Esther Dyson
Technology · Technology investor and commentator who chaired ICANN
1951
Frequently asked
Who is Ben Silbermann?
Ben Silbermann is an American entrepreneur who co-founded Pinterest in 2010 with Paul Sciarra and Evan Sharp. The visual “pinboard” site grew to hundreds of millions of users. He was CEO until 2022 and is executive chairman.
How old is Ben Silbermann?
Ben Silbermann is 44 years old, born on 14 July 1982 in Des Moines, Iowa, United States.
Where is Ben Silbermann from?
Ben Silbermann was born in Des Moines, Iowa, United States.
What is Ben Silbermann known for?
Ben Silbermann is best known for Co-founding Pinterest (2010); CEO 2010–2022.
References
- Ben Silbermann — Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Ben Silbermann (Q4273954) — structured data. Wikidata. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
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