Bret Taylor
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| Born | Bret Steven Taylor 1980 (age 45–46) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Education | Stanford University (BS, MS) |
| Occupations | Entrepreneur Computer programmer |
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| Spouse |
Karen Padham (m. 2006) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | backchannel |
Bret Steven Taylor (born 1980) is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur. He led the team that co-created Google Maps, was the chief technology officer (CTO) of Facebook (now Meta Platforms), chairman of Twitter, Inc.'s board of directors prior to its acquisition by Elon Musk, and co-CEO of Salesforce (alongside cofounder Marc Benioff). Taylor was also one of the founders of FriendFeed and the creator of collaborative productivity software Quip.
Taylor is the cofounder of AI startup Sierra, the chairman of OpenAI, and a board member of Shopify.