Dennis Crowley Bio | Wiki
Dennis Crowley is an American Internet entrepreneur. He co-founded the social networking sites Dodgeball (2003) and Foursquare (2009). After graduating from Syracuse, Dennis worked as a researcher for Jupiter Communications, but lost his job during the dot-com bubble and moved home to New Hampshire for seven months.
In 2000, he joined mobile app provider Vindigo as a product developer. In addition, he served as an adjunct professor in New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program. Dennis has been named one of Fortune Magazine’s “40 Under 40” (2010 & 2011) and was featured on Vanity Fair’s “New Establishment” list (2011 & 2012).
Moreover, he was named to the MIT Technology Review “TR35” as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35 (2005). In 2012, Dennis earned the George Arents Award for Excellence in Social Media Innovation from Syracuse University.
Dennis Crowley Age
Dennis was born on June 19, 1976, in Medway, Massachusetts, United States. He is 46 years old.
Dennis Crowley Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in (Approx. 1.72 m).
Dennis Crowley Family
He was born and raised in Medway, Massachusetts by his parents Mary Moraski Crowley and Dennis P Crowley. Dennis holds an American nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity. Much information about his parents and/or siblings is not available.
Dennis Crowley Wife
Dennis is married to his beautiful wife Chelsa Lynn Skees. The couple celebrated their wedding in 2013 at Buttermilk Falls Inn in Milton, N.Y. Sarah Simmons, a Universal Life Church minister, officiated. Together, they share three children. Chelsa is an editorial and strategy director at Bobbi Brown Cosmetics in New York. She works with the creative, digital, and marketing departments on social media strategy and the naming of collections.
In 2014 Dennis admitted to producing a fraudulent Boston Marathon bib for his wife to use. He apologized for his actions. In a statement, Dennis admitted what he had done had “overshadowed the event for those who ran and those who ran to honor others”.
Dennis Crowley Education
He graduated from Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, Massachusetts in 1994. Later, Dennis received a B.A. in 1998 from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and an M.P.S. master’s degree in 2004 from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP). He delivered the commencement speech at the Syracuse University School of Information Studies in 2011. Dennis was a keynote speaker at the 2015 Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders.
Dennis Crowley Dodgeball
In 2000, he joined mobile app provider Vindigo as a product developer. In 2003, Dennis co-founded Dodgeball with fellow student Alex Rainert while attending New York University. Dodgeball became acquired by Google in 2005. Dodgeball is one of the first location-based mobile social services and help to build early location-based games PacManhattan (2004) and ConQwest (2004).
After Google abandoned the Dodgeball project in 2007, Dennis found work at a company called Area/Code where he met Naveen Selvadurai and co-founded Foursquare in 2009.
Dennis Crowley Foursquare
He is the Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of Foursquare, one of the world’s leading location technology platforms. Dennis co-founded Foursquare in 2009 together with Naveen Selvadurai who he met at a company called Area/Code.
Foursquare is known for its location intelligence offerings for both enterprises and consumers. It is used by more than 50 million people every month. In January 2016, after 7 years as CEO, Dennis handed the role of CEO to Jeff Glueck and became Executive Chairman of the company.
Dennis Crowley Soccer
He is also the Founder and Chairman of Kingston Stockade FC, a semi-professional soccer team in the Hudson Valley region of the state of New York that competes in the 4th division of the United States soccer pyramid.
Dennis Crowley Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune river the years. Dennis estimated net worth is $30 million.
Who Is Dennis Crowley
Dennis is an American Internet entrepreneur. He co-founded the social networking sites Dodgeball and Foursquare in 2013. After graduating from Syracuse, Dennis worked as a researcher for Jupiter Communications, but lost his job during the dot-com bubble and moved home to New Hampshire for seven months.