Chris Larsen

Chris Larsen is a business executive and angel investor best known for co-founding several Silicon Valley technology startups, including one based on peer to peer lending.

Chris Larsen cofounded Ripple in 2012 to facilitate international payments for banks using blockchain technology.

Ripple counts American Express and Santander among its 100-plus customers.

Larsen stepped down as Ripple CEO in December 2016 but remains executive chairman.

Prior to Ripple, he cofounded online mortgage lender e-Loan in 1996 and Prosper, a peer-to-peer lender, in 2005.

In April 2019, Larsen and his foundation gifted $25 million, largely in XRP, to San Francisco State University.