🧵 Brad Garlinghouse: The Perfect CEO for Ripple?
Most people know him as the face of Ripple...
But @bgarlinghouse's entire life - from high school to Harvard - has built him for one thing:
💥 Leading crypto into the Internet of Value.
Here’s the proof:
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Most people know him as the face of Ripple...
But @bgarlinghouse's entire life - from high school to Harvard - has built him for one thing:
💥 Leading crypto into the Internet of Value.
Here’s the proof:
👇👇👇
1/ High School Brad was already a leader
🏫 Topeka High School
• Student Council President
• Editor of the school paper
• Homecoming King nominee
He wasn’t just smart - he was strategic. Even back then, Brad knew how to communicate, lead, and win people over.
🏫 Topeka High School
• Student Council President
• Editor of the school paper
• Homecoming King nominee
He wasn’t just smart - he was strategic. Even back then, Brad knew how to communicate, lead, and win people over.
2/ College? Same story. Bigger stage.
🎓 University of Kansas
• Degree in Economics
• Elected Student Body President
While others were partying, Brad was building the skillset to manage budgets, negotiate with university officials, and represent thousands of students.
That's CEO energy.
🎓 University of Kansas
• Degree in Economics
• Elected Student Body President
While others were partying, Brad was building the skillset to manage budgets, negotiate with university officials, and represent thousands of students.
That's CEO energy.
3/ The Harvard Years 📚
Yes, Brad went Ivy.
He earned his MBA from Harvard Business School, graduating in the late 1990s - just as the internet boom was taking off.
This is where he started connecting finance, tech, and leadership.
Perfect timing.
Yes, Brad went Ivy.
He earned his MBA from Harvard Business School, graduating in the late 1990s - just as the internet boom was taking off.
This is where he started connecting finance, tech, and leadership.
Perfect timing.
4/ His early career? Dot-com gold 🖥️💡
Brad dove straight into tech innovation:
• Worked at @Home Network and @Ventures
• Became CEO of Dialpad (early cloud voice startup)
He saw the internet revolution from the front lines - long before crypto existed.
Brad dove straight into tech innovation:
• Worked at @Home Network and @Ventures
• Became CEO of Dialpad (early cloud voice startup)
He saw the internet revolution from the front lines - long before crypto existed.
5/ The Yahoo! Era 💥
From 2003–2008, Brad ran Yahoo Mail, Messenger, and Flickr as SVP of Communications & Communities.
He even authored the legendary “Peanut Butter Manifesto” - an internal call for focus and innovation.
That memo is still studied today.
From 2003–2008, Brad ran Yahoo Mail, Messenger, and Flickr as SVP of Communications & Communities.
He even authored the legendary “Peanut Butter Manifesto” - an internal call for focus and innovation.
That memo is still studied today.
6/ AOL & Hightail 🚀
📱 President of Consumer Apps at AOL (2009–2011)
☁️ CEO of Hightail (formerly YouSendIt), a file-sharing platform
Brad kept refining his ability to scale products, manage teams, and drive user adoption.
Sound familiar?
📱 President of Consumer Apps at AOL (2009–2011)
☁️ CEO of Hightail (formerly YouSendIt), a file-sharing platform
Brad kept refining his ability to scale products, manage teams, and drive user adoption.
Sound familiar?
7/ Investing and advising 🧠
Brad joined Silver Lake Partners as a tech advisor and sat on boards like:
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• Tonic Health
• Animoto
He wasn’t just a builder - he became a trusted advisor to startups shaping the future of data, identity, and infrastructure.Ancestry.com
Brad joined Silver Lake Partners as a tech advisor and sat on boards like:
•
• Tonic Health
• Animoto
He wasn’t just a builder - he became a trusted advisor to startups shaping the future of data, identity, and infrastructure.Ancestry.com
8/ Then came @Ripple... 💧
• Joined as COO in 2015
• Became CEO in 2016
• Led Ripple’s $200M Series C raise
• Took on the SEC - and won (at least in retail ruling)
• Advocates globally for crypto regulation clarity
The man is built for this role.
• Joined as COO in 2015
• Became CEO in 2016
• Led Ripple’s $200M Series C raise
• Took on the SEC - and won (at least in retail ruling)
• Advocates globally for crypto regulation clarity
The man is built for this role.
9/ Brad didn’t stumble into Ripple
Every stage of his life -
Leadership roles
Communication mastery
Tech innovation
Financial insight
Strategic grit
...prepared him to lead $XRP and Ripple into the Internet of Value. 🌍💸
Every stage of his life -
Leadership roles
Communication mastery
Tech innovation
Financial insight
Strategic grit
...prepared him to lead $XRP and Ripple into the Internet of Value. 🌍💸
10/ Final Thought 🔁
Brad Garlinghouse is not just another tech CEO.
He’s been preparing for the moment where finance and technology converge...
And now he’s leading the charge to make $XRP the bridge asset of a new financial era.
Bookmark this thread 🧠
Follow @589CTO for more.
#XRP #Ripple #InternetOfValue
Brad Garlinghouse is not just another tech CEO.
He’s been preparing for the moment where finance and technology converge...
And now he’s leading the charge to make $XRP the bridge asset of a new financial era.
Bookmark this thread 🧠
Follow @589CTO for more.
#XRP #Ripple #InternetOfValue
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