Chris Hughes is an American entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of Facebook, where he also acted as a spokesperson until 2007. Later in his career, Hughes ventured into media, serving as the publisher and editor-in-chief of The New Republic from 2012 to 2016.
On November 26, 1983, Christopher Hughes, an American entrepreneur and author, was born.
During the summer break of 2004, Chris Hughes and Mark Zuckerberg traveled to Palo Alto, California to work on Facebook.
In 2006, after graduating from Harvard, Chris Hughes relocated to Palo Alto to rejoin Mark Zuckerberg and became involved in Facebook again.
In 2007, Chris Hughes ceased working at Facebook, the online social directory and networking site he co-founded.
After leaving Facebook, in 2008, Chris Hughes volunteered for Barack Obama's presidential campaign.
In March 2009, Chris Hughes was named Entrepreneur in Residence at General Catalyst, a venture-capital firm in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
In July 2010, UNAIDS (Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS) appointed Chris Hughes to a 17-member "High Level Commission" tasked with spearheading a social and political action campaign for effective HIV prevention programs.
In 2010, Chris Hughes was portrayed by actor Patrick Mapel in the film "The Social Network".
In January 2011, Chris Hughes and Sean Eldridge announced their engagement at a reception supporting Freedom to Marry.
In March 2012, Chris Hughes purchased a majority stake in The New Republic magazine, becoming the publisher and executive chairman.
On June 30, 2012, Chris Hughes married Sean Eldridge.
In 2012, Chris Hughes became the publisher and editor-in-chief of The New Republic.
In 2012, Chris Hughes made $500 million when Facebook's initial public offering took place.
In December 2014, shortly after the magazine's centennial celebration, editor Franklin Foer and literary editor Leon Wieseltier left The New Republic, and dozens of other staff and contributing editors resigned after a new chief executive described the new direction of the magazine. The magazine was forced to cancel its upcoming issue due to the staff departures.
In 2014, Sean Eldridge, husband to Chris Hughes, lost his congressional bid by 29 points. They bought a $2 million residence in New York's 19th congressional district with the reported purpose of permitting Eldridge to run for the congressional seat there.
On January 11, 2016, Chris Hughes put The New Republic up for sale, citing the difficulty of transitioning the institution into a digital media company.
On February 26, 2016, Chris Hughes sold The New Republic magazine to Oregon publisher Win McCormack.
In 2016, Chris Hughes ceased being the publisher and editor-in-chief of The New Republic.
In 2016, Chris Hughes co-founded the Economic Security Project (ESP).
In 2016, Chris Hughes endorsed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the run-up for the U.S. presidential election.
In 2018, Chris Hughes published "Fair Shot: Rethinking Inequality and How We Earn".
In May 2019, Chris Hughes published an op-ed in the New York Times, calling for the break-up of Facebook and government regulation of content on it.
In February 2020, it was reported that Chris Hughes was in the process of earning his Master of Arts in economics from The New School.
In 2025, Chris Hughes published "Marketcrafters: The 100-Year Struggle to Shape the American Economy".
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