A Conversation with Sean Parker, co-founder of Napster, Facebook, and the Parker Foundation

Sean Parker is chairman of the Parker Foundation. A philanthropist and entrepreneur who has launched genre-defining companies, he started the Parker Foundation with a $600-million contribution in 2015. Mr. Parker has been recognized for his leadership in funding and promoting research into the relationship between the immune system and cancer including by the Vatican, where he was awarded the Pontifical Key Philanthropy Award, and by the Jefferson Foundation for Outstanding Public Service by a Private Citizen. Hehas also received the Friends of Cancer Research Leadership Award, the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Public Service Award for his efforts in championing cancer immunotherapy, and the Gold Medal of Honorary Patronage from Trinity College, Dublin. Mr. Parker was the co-founder of Napster at age 19 and Plaxo at 21. In 2004 he joined with Mark Zuckerberg to develop the online social network Facebook and served as Facebook's founding president.

Moderator:
Hadley Gamble, Reporter and Anchor, CNBC

Guest:
Sean Parker, Chairman, The Parker Foundation

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