Founder Profile
Evan Sharp
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Evan Sharp?
Evan Sharp is a founder of Pinterest, Inc., which was founded in 2009 with Ben Silbermann and Paul Sciarra.
- Company founded
- Pinterest, Inc.
- Founded
- 2009
- Co-founders
- Ben Silbermann and Paul Sciarra
Background
Evan Sharp studied history at the University of Chicago and architecture at Columbia University, and was working on product design while in graduate school when he joined the project.
Founding Story
Evan Sharp co-founded Pinterest and designed its early grid layout, in which Pins of different heights stack into columns. He later led design and creative as Chief Design and Creative Officer before stepping back from the company.
Evan Sharp was born in 1982 in York. Education: Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation; York Suburban Senior High School.
Sharp was born in 1982. He joined Pinterest's board of directors in March 2019.