Evan Spiegel

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Snap Inc.

EVAN SPIEGEL is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Snap Inc. and Specs Inc. Snap is a technology company that empowers people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world and have fun together. Specs Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Snap Inc. dedicated to making computing more human. The company develops Specs, advanced eyewear that seamlessly integrates digital experiences into the physical world.

Evan and Snap co-founder Bobby Murphy created Snapchat while at Stanford University. Today Snap is a publicly traded company with over 950 million monthly active users around the world.

In 2017, Evan formed the Spiegel Family Fund, which is committed to philanthropy in California and beyond. Through dedication to the arts, education, housing and human rights, the Fund supports multiple organizations that contribute to human progress. Evan and Snap co-founder Bobby Murphy also created the Snap Foundation, dedicated to developing pathways to the creative economy for underrepresented youth in Los Angeles.

Following the 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles, Evan co-founded a new nonprofit organization called the Department of Angels, which supports fire-impacted residents as they recover. He also established a 10-year longitudinal effort focused on environmental and public health, encompassing a consortium of academic and medical institutions around the country called the LA Fire HEALTH Study.

Evan serves on the boards of the Berggruen Institute and Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences. He is also a member of the Business Roundtable and the Business Council, and is a founding member of the CalCEO Council’s Executive Committee. Evan graduated from Stanford University with a B.S. in Engineering, Product Design. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Miranda and their four children, Flynn, Hart, Myles and Pierre.