Brian Acton
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| Born | 1972 (age 53–54) Michigan, U.S. |
| Education | Stanford University (BCS) |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
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| Spouse | Tegan Acton |
| Website | signalfoundation |
Brian Acton (born 1972) is an American business executive and computer programmer serving as the executive chairperson of Signal Technology Foundation, which he co-founded with Moxie Marlinspike in 2018. Acton also serves as interim chief executive officer (CEO) of Signal Messenger LLC.
He was formerly employed at Yahoo!. In 2009, Jan Koum and Acton co-founded WhatsApp, a mobile messaging application which was acquired by Facebook in February 2014 for US$19 billion. Acton left WhatsApp in September 2017, to start the Signal Foundation. According to Forbes in 2020, Acton was the 836th-richest person in the world, with a net worth of $2.5 billion.