Founder Profile
Howie Liu
Last reviewed: September 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Howie Liu?
Howie Liu is a founder of Airtable, which was founded in 2012 with Andrew Ofstad and Emmett Nicholas.
- Company founded
- Airtable
- Founded
- 2012
- Co-founders
- Andrew Ofstad and Emmett Nicholas
Background
Liu studied at Duke University, founded customer relationship management startup Etacts, and worked at Salesforce after Salesforce acquired Etacts.
Founding Story
Howie Liu co-founded Airtable in 2012 and served as CEO through its sale to Bending Spoons in 2026. The September 2026 closing announcement described him as an Airtable co-founder, not as its continuing CEO. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
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