Stephen McConnell “Steve” Case (born August 21, 1958) is an American entrepreneur, investor, and businessman best known as the co-founder and former chief executive officer and chairman of America Online (AOL). Since his retirement as chairman of AOL Time Warner in 2003, he has gone on to invest in early and growth-stage startups through his Washington, D.C. based venture capital firm Revolution LLC. Case authored The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur’s Vision of the Future which became a New York Times bestselling book in 2016.
He supports inclusive entrepreneurship and innovation through the Rise of the Rest road trips and the Case Foundation. Case also served as a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE) and was a member of Barack Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. He also served on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE). Case was chairman of UP Global, a non-profit organization focused on fostering strong entrepreneurial communities, recently acquired by TechStars.
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| Steve Case | |
|---|---|
| Born | Stephen McConnell Case August 21, 1958 Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Williams College |
| Net worth | US$1.37 billion (December 2015) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Joanne Barker (1985–1996) Jean Villanueva (1998–present) |
| Children | 1 son 4 daughters |
| Website | Official website |
American Steve Case has an estimated net worth of $1.4 billion as of March 2013 according to Forbes. He is #1031 in Forbes Billionaires List, #344 in the United States and #285 in Forbes 400 List as of 2012. He is best known as the former CEO and Chairman of America Online (AOL). Born Stephen McConnell Case on August 21, 1958 in Honolulu, Hawaii, he graduated from the private Punahou School in 1976 and attended Central Union Church. In 1980, he graduated from Williams College in Williamston, Massachusetts with a degree in political science. After college, he had worked for Procter & Gamble, Pizza Hut, Control Video Corporation, and Quantum Computer Services that he later changed to America Online. He chose to focus in creating community-based applications and his strategy paid-of. By 2002, the company has 26.7 million subscribers.
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