Age: 37 Company: Stripe Location: California, US / Dublin, Ireland

Stripe was founded in 2010 by Patrick and his brother John with a simple but ambitious idea: that moving money online should be as programmable as writing code. As Co-Founder and CEO, Patrick has focused on turning that premise into financial infrastructure used by millions of businesses worldwide. Rather than positioning Stripe as a consumer brand, he has steered the company toward developers and enterprises, building tools that quietly power commerce behind the scenes across borders, currencies and business models. Over time, Stripe has expanded far beyond basic payments, supporting global expansion for companies at every stage. Patrick’ s leadership blend technical rigour and longterm decision making.

64 April 2026