Who Founded X Corp (formerly Twitter)?

Jack Dorsey co-founded Twitter in 2006. As a brilliant but eccentric programmer, he famously sent the absolute first tweet ('just setting up my twttr'). He served two highly controversial stints as CEO, fiercely defending the platform's chronological timeline and minimalist design before being ousted by activist investors, eventually turning his total focus to Bitcoin and Block (Square).

Jack Dorsey was born in 1976 in St. Louis. Education: New York University; Missouri University of Science and Technology; Bishop DuBourg High School.

Evan Williams co-founded Twitter in 2006. Having already created and sold Blogger to Google, he provided the critical early venture capital and product vision. He served as an early CEO, aggressively pushing the platform to become a massive global news network before engaging in a bitter, highly publicized power struggle with Dorsey.

Evan Williams was born in 1972 in Clarks. Education: University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Biz Stone co-founded Twitter in 2006. As the critical creative and communications visionary, he designed the absolute core brand aesthetic (including the iconic Larry the Bird logo) and fiercely defended the platform's early chaotic, free-speech ethos during incredibly turbulent global events like the Arab Spring.

Biz Stone was born in 1974 in San Francisco. Education: Northeastern University; Wellesley High School; University of Massachusetts Boston.

Noah Glass is credited with the name 'twttr' and with pushing the early project inside Odeo. He left in 2006, before Twitter took off. Nick Bilton's 2013 book 'Hatching Twitter' brought his role wider attention. Noah Glass was born in 1981.