Founder Profile
Arash Ferdowsi
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Arash Ferdowsi?
Arash Ferdowsi is a founder of Dropbox, Inc., which was founded in 2007 with Drew Houston.
- Company founded
- Dropbox, Inc.
- Founded
- 2007
- Co-founders
- Drew Houston
Background
Arash Ferdowsi, the son of Iranian immigrants, studied electrical engineering and computer science at MIT and left before graduating to co-found Dropbox.
Founding Story
Arash Ferdowsi met Drew Houston in 2007 and dropped out of MIT in his final semester to co-found Dropbox. As chief technology officer he helped build the early sync engine and engineering team. He later stepped back from day-to-day management and left Dropbox in 2020.
Arash Ferdowsi was born in 1985 in Overland Park. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Blue Valley Northwest High School.
Ferdowsi was born on October 7, 1985.