Chris Larsen

$3.04B
as of 10/04/24

About Chris Larsen

Chris Larsen cofounded Ripple in 2012 to facilitate international payments for banks using blockchain technology.

Ripple counts American Express and Santander among its 100-plus customers.

Larsen stepped down as Ripple CEO in December 2016 but remains executive chairman.

Prior to Ripple, he cofounded online mortgage lender e-Loan in 1996 and Prosper, a peer-to-peer lender, in 2005.

In April 2019, Larsen and his foundation gave $25 million, largely in XRP, to San Francisco State University.

Personal stats

Citizenship

United States of America

Source of wealth

Cryptocurrency

Residence

San Francisco, California

Marital status

Married

Birth date

06/15/60 (age 64)

Number of children

2

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, San Francisco State University; Master of Business Administration, Stanford Graduate School of Business

Self-made

self-made

Chris Larsen’s fortune is worth

51K

troy ounces of gold

47K

median U.S. household

30K

median U.S. income

0.061%

U.S. credit card volume

0.012%

GDP of the United States

0.009%

United States debt

Net worth history

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Financial assets

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Ripple (XRP)

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