Brian Acton
February 17th 1972 (age 52)
Michigan, U.S.
1992–
- Co-founded WhatsApp with Jan Koum in 2009
- Co-founded Signal Foundation with Moxie Marlinspike in 2018
Tegan Acton
Early life and education[edit]
Acton grew up in Michigan,[6] later moving to Central Florida, where he graduated from Lake Howell High School.[7] Acton received a full scholarship to study engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, but left after a year to study at Stanford.[7] He graduated from Stanford University in 1994 with a degree in computer science.[8]