Brian Armstrong

Brian Armstrong is the chief executive of Coinbase Global, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States. A former Airbnb software engineer, Armstrong cofounded Coinbase in San Francisco in 2012 with former currency trader Fred Ehrsam. Coinbase went public in a direct offering on Nasdaq on April 14, 2021, briefly reaching a market capitalization of $100 billion. Armstrong owns a stake of about 19% in Coinbase, which earned $322 million in profits on nearly $1.3 billion revenue in 2020. Cofounder Fred Ehrsam left the company in 2017 but still owns 6% and serves on the board of directors; he's also a billionaire. Bachelor of Arts/Economics, Rice University; Master of Arts/Science, Rice University