Patrick Collison is cofounder and chief executive officer of Stripe, a technology company that builds financial infrastructure for the internet. Patrick and his brother, John, started Stripe in 2010 with the goal of making it simpler to accept payments on the internet. Today, millions of businesses from startups to global enterprises use Stripe to accept payments and manage complex businesses online.
Patrick is also a cofounder of the Arc Institute, a biomedical research institute that is pioneering a new model for basic research.