# Matthew Prince

_American businessman and entrepreneur_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Matthew Browning Prince (born (1974-11-13)November 13, 1974) is an American  businessman and executive. He is the co-founder, executive chairman, and chief executive officer of the technology company Cloudflare. With a net worth of US$5.5 billion as of February 2025, Prince is the wealthiest person in Utah.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 13 November 1974 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q51665553#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Salt Lake City ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q51665553#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q51665553#P27))
- **Occupation:** entrepreneur; computer scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q51665553#P106))
- **Education:** Harvard Business School; University of Chicago; Trinity College ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q51665553#P69))
- **X (Twitter):** eastdakota ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q51665553#P2002))
- **Instagram:** real_eastdakota ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q51665553#P2003))

## About

Prince began teaching at University of Illinois Chicago School of Law when the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 passed, inspiring him to found Unspam and Project Honey Pot, an open source data collection software. In 2009, he created Cloudflare with Harvard Business School alumnus Michelle Zatlyn and Project Honey Pot co-founder Lee Holloway.

## Questions

**When was Matthew Prince born?**  
Matthew Prince was born on 13 November 1974 in Salt Lake City.

**Where did Matthew Prince study?**  
Matthew Prince was educated at Harvard Business School, University of Chicago, Trinity College.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Matthew Prince](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Prince) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q51665553](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q51665553) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
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## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Matthew Prince". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/matthew-prince. Retrieved 9 November 2026.