Dennis Crowley was born on the 19th June 1976 in Medway, Massachusetts USA, and is an entrepreneur probably best known to the world as the co-founder of the networking sites Dodgeball and Foursquare.
Have you ever wondered how rich Dennis Crowley is, as of late 2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Dennis` net worth is as high as $30 million, an amount earned through his successful career in the IT industry which began in the mid-‘90s.
Dennis Crowley Net Worth $30 Million
Dennis is the son of Dennis P Crowley and his wife Mary Moraski. He went to the Xaverian Brothers High School, located in Westwood, Massachusetts, from which he matriculated in 1994, and then enrolled at Syracuse University, and graduated with a BA degree from university`s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, after which he continued his education at New York University`s Tisch School of the Arts, receiving M.P.S master`s degree in Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP).
While in Tisch School of Arts, Dennis got his first job, working as a researcher for Jupiter Communications, and then joined the mobile app provider Vindigo, serving as a product developer. Little by little his knowledge increased, and his ambitions became greater, to the point where he co-founded Dodgeball with the help of Alex Rainert in 2003. Two years later, his website was bought by Google, which significantly increased Dennis` net worth. He stayed on the project until 2007 when Google discontinued the website, and he started looking for a new business venture.
Not long after, Dennis joined Naveen Selvadurai, and the two co-founded Foursquare, which was launched in 2009. From that point on, his net worth has gone only upwards, as nowadays Foursquare has over 45 million registered users, with supports across the globe, including European countries such as France, Turkey, Italy and Germany, and also in Asia, as the application is available in Korea, Taiwan and Japan. Most recently, Dennis stepped down as the company`s CEO, and appointed Jeff Glueck to that position, while Dennis himself became the Executive Chairman of Foursquare.
Thanks to his skills, Dennis has received several recognitions and accolades, including being named one of Fortune Magazine’s “40 Under 40” in 2010, and was named to the MIT Technology Review “TR35”, among other awards.
Regarding his personal life, Dennis has been married to Chelsa Lynn Skees since 2013.
Dennis used his free time to found the semi-professional soccer team Kingston Stockade FC, which currently competes in 4th division of the US Soccer Pyramid.
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