Max Levchin
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About
Founder and former Chief Technical Officer of PayPal who went on to help start up the review site Yelp. He later helped lead fintech company Affirm to fantastic success including an IPO in 2021.
Before Fame
He fled the Soviet Union with his family to avoid persecution.
Trivia
He worked to prevent fraud at PayPal, creating one of the first CAPTCHA systems.
Family Life
He married his girlfriend of eight years, Nellie Minkova, in 2008.
Associated With
He was the co-executive producer of Thank You for Smoking starring Aaron Eckhart.
