Craig Newmark is a Web pioneer, philanthropist, and leading advocate. Most known for founding the online classified ads service craigslist, Newmark works to support and connect people and drive broad civic engagement. In 2016, he founded Craig Newmark Philanthropies with focuses on trustworthy journalism & the information ecosystem, voter protection, women in technology, and veterans & military families.
Newmark serves on the board of directors of a number of organizations, including Blue Star Families, the Center for Public Integrity, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New
York, Girls Who Code, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of American, Poynter Foundation, Sunlight Foundation, VetsinTech, and Women in Public Service Project. He also serves on the Board of Overseers of the Columbia Journalism Review. Newmark earned degrees in computer science from Case Western Reserve University.
