As his PAGE Signature Initiative, Patrick is working to globalize opportunity and economic access for entrepreneurs, so exceptional ideas and promising talent aren’t limited by geographic borders. In March 2016, as part of President Obama’s historic trip to Havana, Patrick helped lay the foundation for Cubans to enter the global economy through Stripe Atlas. Atlas gives entrepreneurs anywhere in the world access to the business and banking infrastructure necessary for starting an internet business, including a U.S. corporate entity, a U.S. bank account, and a way to accept payments from customers globally. Patrick is also working with government and private sector bodies on immigration initiatives that promote entrepreneurship and remove obstacles for the most promising entrepreneurs to create jobs and foster technological progress.

BIO

Patrick Collison is the CEO and co-founder of Stripe, the technology company that is growing internet commerce by making it easier to process transactions from anywhere in the world. Patrick founded Stripe with brother, John, in 2010 to make the process of starting a business simpler and more inclusive. Prior to Stripe, Patrick co-founded Auctomatic, which Live Current Media acquired for $5 million in March 2008. Originally from Limerick, Ireland, he now lives in San Francisco, California, where Stripe is based.