American entrepreneur Chad Hurley is famed for his role as the co-founder and CEO of YouTube. Joined by Steve Chen and Jawed Karim, the trio created the ever-popular video sharing platform which today sees users watching over 1 billion hours of videos every day. Revolutionising the world of social media, YouTube now also sees hundreds of hours of content uploaded every minute, a testament to the innovative mindset that Chad and his co-founders possessed to create the platform. Having played a pivotal role in creating the popular platform, Chad is now booked as a speaker for corporate events to share his expertise on business and technology.
Interested in computers, technology and media from a young age, Chad studied at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania and graduated with a BA in Fine Arts. Just 6 years later, Chad was sitting at the drawing board creating YouTube- founded by Steve Chen, Jawed Karim and Chad in …