# Sean Parker

> Sean Parker is an American entrepreneur and investor, co-founder and CEO of Cantina Labs and executive chairman of Stability AI. He previously co-founded Napster and Plaxo, served as Facebook’s founding president, and invested in Spotify, where he served on the board until 2017. His work connects music distribution, social networking and AI-driven entertainment.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Cantina Labs; Executive Chairman at Stability AI
- **Organizations:** Cantina Labs, Stability AI, Napster, Plaxo, Facebook, Founders Fund, Spotify, Airtime, Causes, Brigade, Economic Innovation Group
- **From:** Herndon, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Oakton High School, High school diploma, Chantilly High School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Napster, the peer-to-peer music-sharing service launched in 1999., Served as Facebook’s founding president and helped negotiate arrangements preserving Mark Zuckerberg’s control., Invested in Spotify and helped with music-industry relationships around its United States expansion.

## Career timeline

- **1998** — Graduated from Chantilly High School.
- **1999** — Co-founded Napster with Shawn Fanning.
- **2001** — Co-founded Plaxo; the service launched publicly in 2002.
- **2004** — Joined Facebook as founding president and helped bring in Peter Thiel as an investor.
- **2006** — Joined Founders Fund as a managing partner.
- **2007** — Co-founded Causes with Joe Green.
- **2010** — Invested in Spotify.
- **2012** — Launched Airtime with Shawn Fanning.
- **2014** — Backed Brigade and left his role at Founders Fund.
- **2015** — Co-founded the Economic Innovation Group.
- **2017** — Left Spotify’s board.
- **2023** — Began leading Cantina as co-founder and CEO.
- **2024** — Joined Stability AI as executive chairman in June.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Napster, the peer-to-peer music-sharing service launched in 1999.
- Served as Facebook’s founding president and helped negotiate arrangements preserving Mark Zuckerberg’s control.
- Invested in Spotify and helped with music-industry relationships around its United States expansion.
- Co-founded Causes, an early Facebook application for collective action and charitable giving.
- Co-founded the Economic Innovation Group.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — At AI Creator Day, creators discussed making entertainment with Cantina characters, including Vincent Marcus’s proposed show using Bubba Patriot and Leftist Lucy.
- **2026-08** — Parker participated in Stability AI’s $76 million Series B, announced August 25, 2026.
- **2024-06** — Stability AI appointed Parker executive chairman on June 25, 2024.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parkersean
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/sparker

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Last updated: 2026-10-22