Management Team

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Evan Spiegel, Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Spiegel is our co-founder and has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors since May 2012. Mr. Spiegel holds a B.S. in Engineering – Product Design from Stanford University. Mr. Spiegel has served on the board of directors of KKR & Co., Inc. since October 2021.

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Robert Murphy, Chief Technology Officer

Mr. Murphy is our co-founder and has served as our Chief Technology Officer and a member of our board of directors since May 2012. Mr. Murphy holds a B.S. in Mathematical and Computational Science from Stanford University.

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Derek Andersen, Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Andersen has served as Chief Financial Officer since May 2019 and previously served as our Vice President of Finance since July 2018. Mr. Andersen was previously employed at Amazon.com, Inc. from March 2011 to June 2018, serving in a variety of roles, most recently as Vice President of Finance supporting Amazon’s digital video business. Mr. Andersen also previously served in roles at Fox Interactive Media, including as Senior Vice President, Finance and Business Operations for IGN, and as Vice President, Finance. Mr. Andersen holds a B.B.A from Acadia University, an M.B.A from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, and is a CFA Charter Holder.

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Julie Henderson, Chief Communications Officer

Ms. Henderson has served as Chief Communications Officer since April 2019. From July 2013 to April 2019, Ms. Henderson served as Executive Vice President, Chief Communications Officer at Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Ms. Henderson also previously served in roles at News Corporation, including as Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Communications Officer, and Senior Vice President, Communications and Corporate Strategy. Ms. Henderson holds a B.A. from Johnston Center, University of Redlands.

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Betsy Kenny Lack, Vice President, Global Brand Experience

Ms. Lack has served as Vice President, Global Brand Experience since October 2021 and previously served as Head of Global Brand Strategy from July 2016 to October 2021. Prior to that, Ms. Lack was Contributing Editor at Vanity Fair, overseeing the magazine’s Silicon Valley and technology coverage, and created and ran the New Establishment Summit series. Prior to that, Ms. Lack served as a philanthropic and public policy adviser to individuals and companies. Ms. Lack serves on the board of directors of the Snap Foundation, Lincoln Center Theater, and the Walden Woods Project. Ms. Lack is also a Life Trustee of WNET, the organization that oversees public television stations in the New York metropolitan area. Ms. Lack holds a B.A. from Princeton University.

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Rebecca Morrow, Chief Accounting Officer

Ms. Morrow has served as our Chief Accounting Officer since September 2019. From January 2018 to August 2019, Ms. Morrow served as Chief Accounting Officer at GoDaddy Inc., and previously served as Vice President of Finance and Head of Technical Accounting and Reporting from March 2015 to January 2018. Prior to that, Ms. Morrow served in various roles at Deloitte & Touche LLP, most recently serving as Managing Director in the Advisory Services practice from August 2013 to March 2015, and as Senior Manager in the Advisory Services practice from October 2008 to August 2013. Ms. Morrow holds a B.S. degree in Business and Accounting from the University of Idaho and a Masters of Accountancy degree from the David Eccles School of Business of the University of Utah.

Ms. Morrow reports to Chief Financial Officer Derek Andersen.

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Michael O'Sullivan, General Counsel

Mr. O’Sullivan has served as our General Counsel since July 2017. From 1992 to July 2017, Mr. O’Sullivan was a lawyer in private practice. He served since 1996 as a lawyer at the law firm of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP in Los Angeles, California, where he focused his practice on advising companies, their boards of directors, and founders on corporate transactions, governance matters, and significant disputes. Mr. O’Sullivan holds a J.D. from University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law and a B.A. from University of Pennsylvania.

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Eitan Pilipski, Senior Vice President of Camera Platform

Mr. Pilipski has served as Senior Vice President of Camera Platform since November 2019 and previously served in various engineering roles including Vice President of Camera Platform and Director of Engineering between January 2016 and November 2019. Mr. Pilipski was previously employed at Qualcomm Incorporated from July 1999 to November 2015, serving in a variety of roles, most recently as Vice President of Technology. Mr. Pilipski holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Tel Aviv University.

Mr. Pilipski reports to co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Bobby Murphy.

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Scott Withycombe, Chief People Officer

Mr. Withycombe has served as our Chief People Officer since October 2022 and previously served in various roles, including Vice President of Talent & Rewards, Senior Director of Talent & Rewards, Senior Director of Talent Management, Senior Director of Human Resources, and Human Resources Director between November 2017 and August 2022. Mr. Withycombe also previously served in roles at DirectTV, Raytheon Company, and Del Monte Foods, Inc. Mr. Withycombe holds a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Pepperdine University and M.S. in International Employment Relations and Human Resource Management from The London School of Economics and Political Science.

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Eric Young, Senior Vice President of Engineering

Mr. Young has served as Senior Vice President of Engineering since June 2023. Mr. Young was previously employed at Alphabet Inc., serving in a variety of roles, most recently as Vice President of Engineering at Google. Prior to Google, Mr. Young served in a variety of roles at Amazon.com, Inc. Mr. Young holds a B.S. from Vanderbilt University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Executive Officers

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Evan Spiegel, Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Spiegel is our co-founder and has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors since May 2012. Mr. Spiegel holds a B.S. in Engineering – Product Design from Stanford University. Mr. Spiegel has served on the board of directors of KKR & Co., Inc. since October 2021.

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Robert Murphy, Chief Technology Officer

Mr. Murphy is our co-founder and has served as our Chief Technology Officer and a member of our board of directors since May 2012. Mr. Murphy holds a B.S. in Mathematical and Computational Science from Stanford University.

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Derek Andersen, Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Andersen has served as Chief Financial Officer since May 2019 and previously served as our Vice President of Finance since July 2018. Mr. Andersen was previously employed at Amazon.com, Inc. from March 2011 to June 2018, serving in a variety of roles, most recently as Vice President of Finance supporting Amazon’s digital video business. Mr. Andersen also previously served in roles at Fox Interactive Media, including as Senior Vice President, Finance and Business Operations for IGN, and as Vice President, Finance. Mr. Andersen holds a B.B.A from Acadia University, an M.B.A from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, and is a CFA Charter Holder.

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Rebecca Morrow, Chief Accounting Officer

Ms. Morrow has served as our Chief Accounting Officer since September 2019. From January 2018 to August 2019, Ms. Morrow served as Chief Accounting Officer at GoDaddy Inc., and previously served as Vice President of Finance and Head of Technical Accounting and Reporting from March 2015 to January 2018. Prior to that, Ms. Morrow served in various roles at Deloitte & Touche LLP, most recently serving as Managing Director in the Advisory Services practice from August 2013 to March 2015, and as Senior Manager in the Advisory Services practice from October 2008 to August 2013. Ms. Morrow holds a B.S. degree in Business and Accounting from the University of Idaho and a Masters of Accountancy degree from the David Eccles School of Business of the University of Utah.

Ms. Morrow reports to Chief Financial Officer Derek Andersen.

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Michael O'Sullivan, General Counsel

Mr. O’Sullivan has served as our General Counsel since July 2017. From 1992 to July 2017, Mr. O’Sullivan was a lawyer in private practice. He served since 1996 as a lawyer at the law firm of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP in Los Angeles, California, where he focused his practice on advising companies, their boards of directors, and founders on corporate transactions, governance matters, and significant disputes. Mr. O’Sullivan holds a J.D. from University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law and a B.A. from University of Pennsylvania.

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Eric Young, Senior Vice President of Engineering

Mr. Young has served as Senior Vice President of Engineering since June 2023. Mr. Young was previously employed at Alphabet Inc., serving in a variety of roles, most recently as Vice President of Engineering at Google. Prior to Google, Mr. Young served in a variety of roles at Amazon.com, Inc. Mr. Young holds a B.S. from Vanderbilt University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.