Nat Friedman
Xamarin
Nat Friedman is the CEO of Xamarin. Friedman was born in 1977 and educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and St. Anne's-Belfield School.
Recent developments
AI summary of recent coverageRecent coverage has focused on Nat Friedman's departure from his role as GitHub CEO in 2021, with Thomas Dohmke named as his successor. The headlines also reflect Friedman's earlier career trajectory, including his cofounding of Xamarin, Microsoft's acquisition of the company around 2016, and subsequently Microsoft's larger 2018 acquisition of GitHub, which Friedman led as CEO until his resignation.
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Key Facts
Source: Wikidata ↗- Born
- August 6, 1977
- Citizenship
- United States
- Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, St. Anne's-Belfield School
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In the News
11 stories- The Register·
GNOME, Mono, Xamarin founder Miguel de Icaza leaves Microsoft
- CNBC·
Microsoft’s GitHub CEO Nat Friedman is stepping down, product chief Thomas Dohmke will replace him
- The Business Journals·
Microsoft taps new leader at GitHub after CEO resigns
- The Official Microsoft Blog·
Microsoft completes GitHub acquisition
- businessinsider.com·
The old CEO of GitHub and the new CEO of GitHub lay out the master plan after Microsoft buys it for $7.5 billion
- GeekWire·
Microsoft agrees to buy GitHub for $7.5B, vows to let popular coding site operate independently
- businessinsider.com·
The famous programmer behind one of Microsoft's smartest acquisitions explains how it's helping win over programmers
- businessinsider.com·
Famous programmer who sold his company to Microsoft for about $400 million: 'Microsoft is a different company'
- businessinsider.com·
Microsoft just made a brilliant acquisition by grabbing a hot startup called Xamarin
- businessinsider.com·
One of Microsoft's best friends just hit the gas pedal on its already huge growth
- Ars Technica·
Premier Chat 010: Xamarin cofounders Miguel de Icaza and Nat Friedman
Nat Friedman: FAQ
- What company does Nat Friedman lead?
- Nat Friedman is CEO of Xamarin.
- Where was Nat Friedman educated?
- Nat Friedman studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, St. Anne's-Belfield School.