- Greg Waldorf
Infobox Person
name = Gregory Waldorf
caption = Greg Waldorf, 2008
occupation =CEO ofeHarmony.com Gregory Waldorf is the founding investor and CEO of
eHarmony . Before joiningeHarmony asCEO in 2006, Waldorf, a graduate of theStanford Graduate School of Business (MBA) and UCLA (BA), was an entrepreneur, investor and executive [ [http://www.eharmony.com/press/release/3 eHarmony Names Gregory Waldorf CEO ] ] .Biography
Waldorf started his entrepreneurial career early. At age 13, he started a successful, international software and consulting business. As Waldorf explained to the
Wall Street Journal in February 2007, "Families would get a computer and they'd say, 'Oh, I think Greg Waldorf knows a lot about how to set up a computer,' and so I was that kid in the neighborhood who knew that." His mom signed him up to take a programming class, but he was so advanced he ended up teaching it [ [http://webreprints.djreprints.com/1917180759759.html The Wall Street Journal's Weekend Interview: The Matchmaker ] ] . After receiving hisBA fromUCLA , he received anMBA fromStanford Graduate School of Business . Waldorf remains actively involved atStanford , where he is a member of theHoover Institution Board of Overseers, and was a founding member of theStanford Graduate School of Business Management Board [ [http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?author=224 Stanford University's Entrepreneurship Corner ] ] .Career
Waldorf was drawn to
eHarmony because it seemed to be meaningful, as well as a good business idea. When he made his initial investment in 2000, he joined forces with founders Greg Forgatch andNeil Clark Warren , a clinical psychologist with three decades of experience counseling married couples. Dr. Warren's experience coupled with extensive scientific research formed the basis of eHarmony’s approach: singles are matched on dimensions of personality that predict compatibility and the potential for long-term relationship success [ [http://www.eharmony.com/about/faq eHarmony Frequently Asked Questions ] ] . Today, asCEO , Waldorf has overall responsibility for leading all aspects ofeHarmony 's business. The Company continues to grow, in part due to the decreasing stigma of online dating and in part due the company’s expanding range of services, including online content and advice [ [http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/14/magazines/fortune/fastforward_eharmony.fortune/index.htm David Kirkpatrick Fast Forward: eHarmony Does What Tech Ought to Do ] ] .Given his expertise, Waldorf has been cited on matters relating to investing and technology in the
New York Times ,Wall Street Journal ,San Jose Mercury News , andBusinessWeek among other publications and he has made numerous broadcast appearances onCNBC [ [http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?author=224 Stanford University's Entrepreneurship Corner ] ] . Waldorf has also extended his entrepreneurship to the non-profit world, where he is a board member and founder of Startup, which has provided business training for nearly 500 aspiring entrepreneurs in East Palo Alto, CA since 1994 [ [http://www.startupepa.org/about/about/board.html Startup East Palo Alto ] ] .External links
* [http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/business/2008/07/13/lake.boardroom.waldorf.cnn eHarmony CEO Talks Marriage] CNN's The Boardroom. Video file.
* [http://webreprints.djreprints.com/1917180759759.html The Wall Street Journal's Weekend Interview: The Matchmaker] Wall Street Journal.
* [http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/14/magazines/fortune/fastforward_eharmony.fortune/index.htm David Kirkpatrick Fast Forward: eHarmony Does What Tech Ought to Do] Fortune Magazine.
* [http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?author=224 Stanford University's Entrepreneurship Corner] .References
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