Drew Houston Story

Early Career

After attending Acton Boxborough Regional High School, Drew graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in computer science. It was here that he met Arash Ferdowsi, with whom he co-founded Dropbox. Ferdowsi is today the CTO and co-founder of Dropbox as well. On his father’s computer, Drew learnt C on his own, signed up to a game, discovered some security bugs and informed the company. By age 14, he was invited by the same company to work with them. Before starting Dropbox, Houston had already worked on several other startups, including Accolade, Hubspot and Bit9.

Career Highlights

Business Week has named Houston as one of the most talented players in the technology industry. He has gained immense fame and respect in the market at the young age of 30. Dropbox has been rated as one of the most successful investments from Y Combinator. Inc.com also rated Drew as one of the top entrepreneurs under 30 years of age at that time. Dropbox has been called as one of the best startups in the southern San Francisco area. In 2013, Houston also became the co-founder of FWD.us, a lobbying group aimed to lobby for immigration reform and educational improvements.

Reputation

Drew Houston is a humble personality who gives all the credit for his success to Arash and his education at MIT. He recommends others to stay with inspiring people, and aim high for success. He says that the people you spend time with play a great role in building your career and entire personality.

Personal Life

Drew is single, but he seems to be in a serious relationship with CeCe Cheng. She is a graduate from Princeton, and is currently handling PR for Qwiki. Houston likes to sing and he was a part of '90s cover band in college too. In addition, he is fond of video games as well.

Owing to his richness and good looks, he is one of the most eligible bachelors in the country. He is one of the top billionaires in the world at his age.

Drew Houston's Motivational Speech at Stanford University