Dylan Smith (businessman)

Dylan C. Smith
Dylan C. Smith
Born	34–35[1]
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Duke University
Occupation	Chief Financial Officer of Box
Known for	Co-founder of Box

Dylan C. Smith is the co-founder and Chief Financial Officer of Box.[2]

Early life

Smith graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor's degree in economics.[3] While at Duke, Smith was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon.[4]

Career

In 2005, while in college, Smith co-founded Box, along with childhood friend Aaron Levie. Smith invested $20,000 of online poker earnings as seed capital into the company.[5] Smith took a year off from Duke to focus on the company before returning to finish his degree, while still serving as CFO.

Personal

Smith appeared on a 3rd-season episode of reality tv dating show The Millionaire Matchmaker, which aired in 2010.[6][7]

Smith married Yael Goshen in 2013.[7]

gollark: Plus the fact that TJ09 ignores 90% of things then just makes some slightly relevant comment on a random thread somewhere.

gollark: Oh, plus it being significantly easier to just say "use wants as haves" instead of adding a have box.

gollark: It took lots of people complaining and several weeks to change the rules of the hub to something remotely sane, and they're still broken and you don't even get told why you're banned.

gollark: I suspect it was just accidentally mistyping a number.

gollark: I'd also like to note the fact that the original trade hub was the minimum viable product and didn't even have proper rules.

References

Cassidy, Mike (17 February 2011). "Cassidy: Silicon Valley start-ups provide their own education". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
"Box Leadership: Executive Team and Board of Directors". Box. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
"Dylan Smith". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
Sigma Phi Epsilon (2011-09-01). Sigma Phi Epsilon Journal. The Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. The Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity.
"Box: The Path From Arrington's Backyard To A Billion Dollar Business". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
"Hillel and Dylan". Bravo TV Official Site. 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
Stone, Madeline (26 April 2015). "The cofounder and CFO of Box once made an awkward appearance on a reality TV show". Business Insider. Retrieved 16 March 2016.

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[1] Cassidy, Mike (17 February 2011). "Cassidy: Silicon Valley start-ups provide their own education". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 16 March 2016.

[2] "Box Leadership: Executive Team and Board of Directors". Box. Retrieved 2019-09-05.

[3] "Dylan Smith". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2019-09-05.

[4] Sigma Phi Epsilon (2011-09-01). Sigma Phi Epsilon Journal. The Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. The Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity.

[5] "Box: The Path From Arrington's Backyard To A Billion Dollar Business". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-09-05.

[6] "Hillel and Dylan". Bravo TV Official Site. 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2019-09-05.

[stone-7] Stone, Madeline (26 April 2015). "The cofounder and CFO of Box once made an awkward appearance on a reality TV show". Business Insider. Retrieved 16 March 2016.