Jed McCaleb
Jed McCaleb | |
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| Born | June 8, 1975 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation | Software developer |
| Known for | eDonkey, Mt. Gox, Ripple, Stellar |
| Title | CTO of Stellar |
| Website | jedmccaleb |
Jed McCaleb is an American programmer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is the founder, chairman and ex-CEO of aerospace startup Vast and a co-founder and the CTO of Stellar. Prior to co-founding Stellar, McCaleb founded and served as the CTO of the company Ripple until 2013. McCaleb is also known for creating the Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange, and the peer-to-peer eDonkey and Overnet networks as well as the eDonkey2000 application.
As of April 2025, McCaleb is worth US$2.9 billion according to Forbes' Billionaires List.