# Reed Hastings

_American entrepreneur and education philanthropist_

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Last updated: 2026-11-03

> Wilmot Reed Hastings Jr. is an American billionaire businessman. He is the co-founder of Netflix, which provides the eponymous streaming service. Hastings serves on a number of boards and works with various non-profit organizations. A former president of the California State Board of Education, Hastings is also an advocate for charter schools.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 8 October 1960 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7306657#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Boston ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7306657#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7306657#P27))
- **Occupation:** entrepreneur; chief executive officer; philanthropist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7306657#P106))
- **Education:** Bowdoin College; Stanford University; Stanford Graduate School of Education; Buckingham Browne & Nichols School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7306657#P69))
- **Positions held:** chief executive officer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7306657#P39))
- **X (Twitter):** reedhastings ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7306657#P2002))
- **Facebook:** reed1960 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7306657#P2013))
- **LinkedIn:** reedhastings ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7306657#P6634))

## Questions

**When was Reed Hastings born?**  
Reed Hastings was born on 8 October 1960 in Boston.

**What positions has Reed Hastings held?**  
Positions held by Reed Hastings include: chief executive officer.

**Where did Reed Hastings study?**  
Reed Hastings was educated at Bowdoin College, Stanford University, Stanford Graduate School of Education, Buckingham Browne & Nichols School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Reed Hastings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed_Hastings) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q7306657](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7306657) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Reed Hastings, Web 2.0 Conference.jpg (CC BY 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reed_Hastings,_Web_2.0_Conference.jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Reed Hastings". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/reed-hastings. Retrieved 6 November 2026.