Reid Garrett Hoffman

American Internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist, podcaster, and author. Co-founder and former executive chairman of LinkedIn, chairman of Village Global, co-founder of Inflection AI, co-founder of Manas AI, and board member at Arc Institute. Net worth estimated at $2.6 billion as of 2025.

Key Relationships

Part Of

• Organization Council on Foreign Relations - Hoffman has been a member of the Council on Foreign Relations since 2015. Credible Reporting
• Organization Bilderberg Group - Hoffman has been a member of the Bilderberg Group since at least 2011. Credible Reporting

Connected To

• Organization U.S. Southern District of New York - Hoffman was named as a subject of DOJ investigation into Epstein's involvement with prominent figures Official Document
• Person Joichi Ito - Hoffman worked with Ito on Artificial Intelligence Ethics at MIT Media Lab Single Source
• Person Edward Boyden - Hoffman hosted a dinner in Palo Alto for Edward Boyden in August 2015. Credible Reporting
• Person Jay Clayton - U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton was assigned to investigate Epstein's involvement with Reid Hoffman and other prominent Dem... Credible Reporting
• Person Jay Clayton - Reid Hoffman was named in the DOJ investigation into Epstein's involvement that was assigned to U.S. attorney Jay Cla... Credible Reporting
• Person Pamela Jo Bondi - Trump ordered Bondi's DOJ to investigate Epstein's involvement with Reid Hoffman and other Democratic figures. Alleged
• Event Trump-ordered investigation - A Trump-ordered investigation is examining matters related to Reid Hoffman in connection to the Epstein case. Single Source
• Event Trump-ordered investigation - Hoffman has been drawn into the Trump-ordered investigation related to Epstein and MIT Media Lab Credible Reporting
• Person Virginia Giuffre (née Roberts) - Trump ordered DOJ investigation into Epstein's involvement with Reid Hoffman and other prominent figures. Alleged
• Person President Trump - Trump ordered investigation into links between Epstein and Reid Hoffman Alleged

Mentioned In

• Document Gift to Jeffrey Epstein (ice cream for the girls) - Reid Hoffman is the person who reportedly joked in the gift to Jeffrey Epstein. Single Source
• Document Unsealed 2015 Email - Reid Hoffman is mentioned in an unsealed 2015 email connected to the Epstein case Court Record
• Organization Fortune - Reid Hoffman's connection to the Epstein case was reported by Fortune. Single Source
• Organization New York Post - Reid Hoffman is mentioned in a New York Post report about his gift to Jeffrey Epstein Credible Reporting
• Person Jay Clayton - U.S. attorney Clayton was assigned to investigate Trump-ordered investigation into Epstein's involvement with Hoffman... Alleged
• Person Jay Clayton - Trump ordered DOJ to investigate Epstein's involvement with banks, including Reid Hoffman, with Jay Clayton assigned ... Credible Reporting
• Document Newly released emails - Hoffman is connected to newly released emails related to the Epstein case Credible Reporting
• Event Trump-ordered investigation - A Trump-ordered investigation is one factor that has thrust Reid Hoffman into scrutiny related to the Epstein case Single Source
• Person Virginia Giuffre (née Roberts) - Trump ordered DOJ to investigate Epstein's involvement with Reid Hoffman and other Democratic figures. Alleged
• Document Epstein documents (20,000-plus released records) - Trump ordered DOJ investigation of Hoffman's involvement with banks and Epstein Alleged
• Document 2015 Email from Jeffrey Epstein - Hoffman is named in the email as someone Epstein claimed to have dinner with Official Document
• Document 2015 email - Hoffman was mentioned in the unsealed 2015 email from Epstein Court Record
• Document New York Post article (ice cream gift report) - Reid Hoffman is mentioned in a New York Post report for sending a gift to Jeffrey Epstein Single Source
• Person President Trump - Trump ordered DOJ investigation of Epstein's connections to Reid Hoffman Alleged

Represented By

• Organization Microsoft - Hoffman became a Microsoft board member on March 14, 2017, following Microsoft's acquisition of LinkedIn. Official Document
• Organization Arc Institute - Hoffman serves as a board member at Arc Institute. Credible Reporting
• Organization OpenAI - Hoffman joined OpenAI's board of directors and resigned on March 3, 2023, to avoid conflicts of interest. Official Document
• Organization PayPal - Hoffman was a member of PayPal's board of directors at the time it was founded. Official Document
• Organization Zynga - Hoffman served on Zynga's board of directors from March 2008 to June 2014. Credible Reporting

Located At

• Location Palo Alto, California - Hoffman was born in Palo Alto, California on August 5, 1967. Credible Reporting
• Organization Stanford University - Hoffman teaches the free Stanford University class "Blitzscaling". Official Document
• Organization Wolfson College, Oxford - Hoffman earned a Master of Studies (MSt) in philosophy from Wolfson College, Oxford, in 1993. Official Document

Associated With

• Person Edward Boyden - Reid Hoffman hosted a dinner in Palo Alto in August 2015 for Edward Boyden that Epstein attended Official Document
• Person Jay Clayton - Clayton was assigned to investigate Hoffman and other figures for connections to Epstein. Alleged
• Person Virginia Giuffre (née Roberts) - Trump ordered the DOJ to investigate Epstein's involvement with prominent Democratic figures including Reid Hoffman. Alleged
• Person Virginia Giuffre (née Roberts) - Trump ordered the DOJ to investigate Hoffman's involvement with Epstein and banks Alleged

Charged With

• Person Jay Clayton - Clayton was assigned to investigate Hoffman's connections to Epstein Alleged

Employed By

• Organization LinkedIn - Hoffman was the former executive chairman of LinkedIn. Official Document
• Organization Village Global - Hoffman serves as chairman of the venture capital firm Village Global. Credible Reporting
• Organization Greylock Partners - Hoffman was named a partner at Greylock Partners in 2009. As of August 2023, he will not serve as a general partner f... Official Document
• Organization Apple Computer - Hoffman worked at Apple Computer in 1994 on eWorld, an early online service. Credible Reporting
• Organization PayPal - Hoffman joined PayPal full-time as COO in January 2000 and became Senior VP of Business Development in June 2000. Official Document
• Organization Fujitsu - Hoffman worked at Fujitsu before co-founding SocialNet.com in 1997. Credible Reporting

Funded

• Organization OpenAI - Hoffman was among the first donors to OpenAI in 2016 and later led investment into the for-profit subsidiary through ... Official Document
• Organization Airbnb - Hoffman led Airbnb's Series A financing round. Official Document
• Organization Xapo - Hoffman led Greylock's 2014 Series A financing round in Xapo, a bitcoin wallet company. Credible Reporting
• Organization California Forever - Hoffman has invested in California Forever, a company developing a planned city in Solano County, California. Credible Reporting
• Organization JusticeText - Hoffman and others invested a total of $2.2 million in JusticeText in late 2022. Credible Reporting

Source Documents & Evidence

• 🔗https://www.businessinsider.com/linkedin-reid-hoffman-jeffrey-epstein-apology-mi...
• 📖https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joi_Ito
• 📖https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein_Files_Transparency_Act
• 📖https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein_Files_Transparency_Act#cite_note-128
• 📖https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein_Files_Transparency_Act#cite_ref-Lebowitz_6...
• 📖https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Saint_James
• 📖https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein_Files_Transparency_Act#cite_note-213
• 📖https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein_Files_Transparency_Act#cite_ref-CBS_Trove_...
• 📖https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein_Files_Transparency_Act#cite_note-Section_3...
• 📖https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein_Files_Transparency_Act#cite_note-236