Everette Taylor is the CEO of Kickstarter, the world’s leading crowdfunding platform for creative projects, where he has led a significant resurgence in brand and business. Under his leadership, Kickstarter was named to Time’s 100 Most Influential Companies, and Everette was recognized on the TIME 100 Next and Ad Age 40 Under 40 lists for shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership.

Previously, Everette served as CMO of Artsy and was named one of Forbes’ World’s Most Influential CMOs. He also sits on the Board of Directors for 1stDibs (NASDAQ: DIBS), and was recently honored among the 100 Black Board Members Making a Difference.

A serial entrepreneur and marketing leader, Everette has founded and scaled multiple companies, supported successful acquisitions, and earned Forbes 30 Under 30 recognition as CEO of PopSocial. Despite leaving college early, he has since received two honorary doctorate degrees.