Phil Libin

{{Short description|Russian entrepreneur}}

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Phil Libin ({{langx|ru|Филлип Либин}}) was born February 1, 1972 in Leningrad, USSR[http://gihyo.jp/dev/serial/01/software_designers/0018 Software Designers～The People Behind the Code] and moved to America when he was eight years old.[http://technode.com/2012/05/10/gmic-evernotes-amazing-success-s tory-with-ceo-phil-libin/ Evernote's Amazing Success Story with CEO Phil Libin] He was CEO of the Silicon Valley software company Evernote from 2007 to 2015, then became Executive Chairman of Evernote's board.[http://evernote.com/corp/team.php Evernote Executive Team Page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524080826/http://evernote.com/corp/team.php |date=2013-05-24 }}{{Cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2016/09/14/exclusive-libin-levchin-evernote-board/|title=Exclusive: Phil Libin and Max Levchin Leave Evernote Board|date=2016-09-14|website=Fortune|access-date=2016-09-15}} In September 2015, Libin joined General Catalyst Partners as its fourth general partner in Silicon Valley.{{cite web|last1=Loizos|first1=Connie|title=Phil Libin On Joining General Catalyst As Its Newest General Partner|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/09/15/phil-libin-on-joining-general-catalyst-as-its-newest-general-partner/|website=www.techcrunch.com|date=16 September 2015 }} In September 2016, Libin stepped down as Executive Chairman of Evernote's board of directors to focus on his role at General Catalyst Partners.

Currently, Libin runs the Startup "mmhmm" and the startup studio All Turtles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/evernote-founder-phil-libin-trades-in-silicon-valley-for-arkansas-2021-4|title = Evernote founder Phil Libin left Silicon Valley for Arkansas and thinks remote working may be the biggest societal change of his lifetime|website = Business Insider}} Libin is a proponent of the benefits of hybrid and remote work and resides in Bentonville, Arkansas.{{Cite web |last=Levy |first=Ari |date=2021-03-27 |title=Why this tech entrepreneur left the Bay Area for Arkansas and closed his offices for good |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/27/phil-libin-left-bay-area-for-arkansas-and-closed-his-offices-for-good.html |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=CNBC |language=en}}

Before joining Evernote, Libin founded and was president of CoreStreet, a company that provided credential and identity management technologies to governments and large corporations. In 2009, CoreStreet was acquired by ActivIdentity,[http://www.thestreet.com/story/10644894/1/actividentity-buys-corestreet-for-20-million.html ActivIdentity Buys CoreStreet] now owned by HID Global.[http://secureidnews.com/news-item/hid-buys-actividentity HID Buys Actividentity] Libin was also the founder and CEO of Engine 5, a Boston-based Internet software development company acquired by Vignette Corporation (VIGN) in 2000 for $26 million.[https://www.bbc.com/news/business-26336737 Evernote's Phil Libin: The modest $1bn boss] 3 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014 Post-acquisition, Libin was principal architect and chief technologist for applications at Vignette.

Libin graduated from The Bronx High School of Science in 1989 and attended Boston University with a concentration in Computer Science,[http://www.bu.edu/cs/people/alumni/bu-computing-alumni-network/hall-of-fame/ BU Computer Science Hall of Fame] but left just before graduating to focus on his plans to launch a software company.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26336737|title=Evernote's self-deprecating boss|last=Smale|first=Will|date=2014-03-03|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-08-15|language=en-GB}} In 2019, he returned to BU to finish his degree{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Andrew |date=2021-12-07 |title=Phil Libin of mmhmm: All The Screen's a Stage |url=https://www.sequoiacap.com/article/phil-libin-mmhmm-spotlight/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Sequoia Capital |language=en-US}} and now sits on the BU University Advisory Board.{{Cite web |title=Members of the University Advisory Board » Trustees {{!}} Boston University |url=https://www.bu.edu/trustees/advisors/members/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=www.bu.edu}}

Libin has a chapter advising Tim Ferriss' book Tools of Titans.