Guide Note:
Caterina Fake was one of the co-founders of the popular web photo-sharing site and service Flickr as part of the original board of Ludicorp in 2002. She now leads the Technology Development Group at Yahoo!, which acquired Flickr in 2005. Before founding Flickr, Fake worked as an art director at Salon.com and a creative director at Yellowball.
Fast Facts
- Born: ca. 1969
- Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Company: Yahoo!
- Alma-mater: Vassar College, Class of 1991
- Occupation: Head of Technology Development Group at Yahoo!
- Residence: San Francisco, California
Key Dates
- 1991: Graduated from Vassar College
- 1994: Moved to San Francisco
- 2001: Moved to Vancouver, British Columbia to co-found Ludicorp
- 2005: Joins Yahoo! after Flickr acquired
- 2006: With Stewart Butterfield, named one of Time Magazine's World's 100 Most Influential People
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