Chris Larsen
$8.38B
$28M (-0.3%)
as of 05/17/25
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.
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United States of AmericaSource of wealth
CryptocurrencyResidence
San Francisco, CaliforniaMarital status
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06/15/60 (age 64)Number of children
2Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, San Francisco State University; Master of Business Administration, Stanford Graduate School of BusinessSelf-made
self-madeChris Larsen’s fortune is worth
140K
troy ounces of gold
129K
median U.S. household
84K
median U.S. income
0.168%
U.S. credit card volume
0.034%
GDP of the United States
0.025%
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