Network with ODALC – Reid Hoffman – Help inspireoakland.com

odalc.org/donate - Reid Hoffman (Co-founder, Executive Chairman of linkedin) stating the importance of individuals to treat themselves as a small business. Reid's ability to connect people is parallel to the mission and objective of the newly formed non-profit, Oakland Digital Arts & Literacy Center. The Oakland Digital Arts & Literacy Center (ODALC) inspires the community by providing innovative computer-based training programs and access to digital technology with life changing keynote speakers. odalc's goal is simple: Inspire, Train, and Innovate. Reid Hoffman is Executive Chairman and a co-founder of linkedin. Prior to linkedin, Reid was Executive Vice President of paypal where he was in charge of all business relationships: business development, corporate development, international, government relations, and banking/payments infrastructure. During his tenure at paypal, Reid was instrumental to the acquisition by ebay and was responsible for partnerships with Intuit, Visa, mastercard and Wells Fargo. Reid also has held management roles in significant technology companies, including Fujitsu Software Corporation and Apple. In addition to linkedin, Reid serves on the Board of Directors for sixapart, Kiva.org, and Mozilla Corporation. Reid graduated with distinction from Stanford University with a BS in Symbolic Systems and from Oxford University with a Masters degree in philosophy and a Marshall scholarship. To learn more about the ODALC, visit odalc.org and our blog ...