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Reed Hastings

リード・ヘイスティングス　/　りーど・へいすてぃんぐす

American entrepreneur

October 8, 1960 (age 65)　・　Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Massachusetts
entrepreneur
chief executive officer
philanthropist

My Take

Reed Hastings is the man behind most of my late nights, and I mean that admiringly. What impresses me is not just that he co-founded Netflix and turned a mail-order DVD service into the engine that reshaped how the world watches stories, but that he refused to stop at money. As a former president of California's Board of Education and a champion of charter schools, he poured the same intensity into learning as into streaming. I respect founders who treat education and technology with equal seriousness. He may be the architect of global binge-watching, but I will let that slide.

Overview

Wilmot Reed Hastings Jr. (born October 8, 1960) is an American billionaire businessman. He is the co-founder of Netflix, which provides the eponymous streaming service. Hastings serves on a number of boards and works with various non-profit organizations. A former president of the California State Board of Education, Hastings is also an advocate for charter schools.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Reed Hastings
Name (Japanese): リード・ヘイスティングス
Reading: りーど・へいすてぃんぐす
Born: October 8, 1960 (age 65)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Rat
Origin: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: entrepreneur / chief executive officer / philanthropist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Bowdoin College

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Xhttps://x.com/reedhastings
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed%20Hastings

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