Zach Klein

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Zach Klein
Zach Klein selfie photo from 2019.jpg
Klein in 2019
Born (1982-09-26) September 26, 1982 (age 43)
Rochester, New York
NationalityAmerican
Education Wake Forest University (BA, Studio art)
Occupation Entrepreneur
SpouseCourtney Klein
Website https://www.zachklein.com

Zach Klein (born September 26, 1982) is an American entrepreneur and investor, and the co-founder of Vimeo. [1] In addition to Vimeo, he co-founded the children's learning website DIY.org and worked as an executive at Boxee, Skillshare, and as CEO of Dwell. [2] [3] Known for design of healthy digital communities, he has taught Interaction Design at the School of Visual Arts. [4]

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Education

Klein spent his earliest years in Western New York and later lived in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he attended Bishop Luers High School. He is a graduate of Wake Forest University [5] where he was a studio art major. [6]

Career

He was a partner at Connected Ventures, which founded and operated CollegeHumor. [7] He was a faculty member at the School of Visual Arts, where he taught in the MFA program in Interaction Design. [4]

Klein created the Cabin Porn phenomenon, which was initially an online project "created by a group of friends to inspire their own homebuilding" but grew into a global phenomenon, attracting thousands of submissions from fellow cabin builders. [8] [9] [10]

In February 2020, Klein was appointed as CEO of the design and technology brand Dwell. [11]

Selected publications

In 2015, Klein published the Cabin Porn photo-book [12] followed by Cabin Porn: Inside in 2020. [13] [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Interview with Zach Klein, Designer of Vimeo.com". Fuel Your Interface. August 17, 2009. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  2. ↑ Bilton, Nick (May 20, 2012). "Disruptions: A Beacon to Silicon Valley, From a Start-Up for Children". Bits Blog. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Zach Klein's announcement on LinkedIn". linkedin.com/. February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "School of Visual Arts – MFA in Interaction Design". Interactiondesign.sva.edu. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Zach Klein – School of Visual Arts – MFA in Interaction Design". Interactiondesign.sva.edu. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  6. ↑ Hanner, Carol L. (March 5, 2020). "For the Love of New Ideas". Wake Forest Magazine. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  7. ↑ Mead, Rebecca (January 17, 2005). "Funny Boys". The New Yorker. ISSN   0028-792X . Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  8. ↑ Green, Penelope (September 23, 2015). "Where Tiny Houses and Big Dreams Grow". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Tech CEO helps people unplug with "cabin porn"". CBS News. September 29, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  10. ↑ Klein, Zach; Leckart, Steven; Kalina, Noah (2015). Cabin porn. Beaver Brook (N.Y. : Commune) (First ed.). New York, New York: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN   9780316378215. OCLC   900012164.
  11. ↑ "Dwell Announces New CEO, Zach Klein". www.prnewswire.com. PR Newswire. February 4, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  12. ↑ Green, Penelope (September 23, 2015). "Where Tiny Houses and Big Dreams Grow". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Book Review - Cabin Porn: Inside, edited by Zach Klein". www.theportugalnews.com. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  14. ↑ Tipton, Gemma (October 17, 2020). "Dreaming small has become big business". The Irish Times. Retrieved July 11, 2022.

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