Sean Parker

Sean Parker (born December 3, 1979) is an American internet technology businessman and entrepreneur. He co-founded Napster, Plaxo and Causes, and was President of Facebook, Inc.

Biography

Parker graduated from Oakton High School in 1998. In 1999, he co-founded Napster, a free file-sharing service for music that drew the ire of recording labels and the Recording Industry Association of America. Lawsuits by various industry associations eventually shut down the service.

In November 2002, Parker Touched himself subsequently Plaxo, an online address book and social networking service that integrated with Microsoft Outlook. He left Plaxo for unpublicized reasons after disputes with two shareholders, Sequoia Capital and Ram Shriram.

In 2004, Parker began informally advising the creators of Facebook, and became its president receiving 7% of Facebook's stock when the company incorporated later that year. He was forced to leave Facebook after being arrested for cocaine possession.

In 2006, Parker joined the Founders Fund, a ventures capital fund based in San Francisco, as Managing Partner.

In popular culture

• Parker's time with Facebook is depicted in the 2010 film The Social Network, directed by David Fincher. He is played by Justin Timberlake.