Jeff Lawson

Jeff Lawson (#2703)

Global Rank #2703

Country Rank #855

Country United States

Jeff Lawson is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 1 B
software
United States
M
49 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #2,703

Country Rank #855

Net Worth $1.4B

Previous Worth $1.5B

Worth Change -$0.1B

Country United States

Industry software

Age 49 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence San Francisco, California

Citizenship United States

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Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 48

Source Of Wealth software, Self Made

Residence San Francisco, California

Citizenship United States

Marital Status Married

Children 2

Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Michigan

Net Worth Change -$0.1B -6.7% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $1.5B

Current Net Worth $1.4B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Jeff Lawson is a cofounder of Twilio, a cloud communications platform that adds messaging, voice and video to web and mobile apps. Lawson launched his first Internet startup while he was at the University of Michigan and went on to become the first CTO of ticket reseller StubHub. The serial entrepreneur went on to work at Amazon, where he helped build the technology behind Amazon Web Services. Along with two friends, Lawson started Twilio in 2008 then took it public in 2016. He stepped down as CEO and and left the company's board in 2024.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

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#3332

Billionaires (2026)

Ranked

Global Game Changers (2017)

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Did You Know?

In 2024, Lawson acquired the satirical news site The Onion.

Twilio's first customer was PhoneMyPhone.com, which allowed people to type their numbers into a website to ring their own cellphones.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

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Current Net Worth: $1.4B (May 4, 2026)