Paul Sciarra (born c. 1981) is an American

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. He is a co-founder of

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Early life

Sciarra was born circa 1981. He graduated from

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

Career

Sciarra worked at venture capital firm Radius Ventures, LLC. In 2008 he quit his job, along with

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, to create Cold Brew Labs. That same year, Sciarra, Silbermann and

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launched Pinterest, and Sciarra became the President and CEO. In 2012, he left the company but remained on as an advisor. After leaving Pinterest, Sciarra took a role as an entrepreneur-in-residence at venture capital firm

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. In 2014, he became executive chairman of

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, after making its first outside investment.

Personal life

Sciarra resides in

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. According to ''

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'', he was worth an estimated $550 million in 2016.

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