Alexis Ohanian is an ArmenianAmerican internet entrepreneur, activist and investor based in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, best known for cofounding the social news website Reddit, helping launch the travel search website Hipmunk, and starting the social enterprise Breadpig. He is a partner at Y Combinator, and is also the executive chairman of Reddit. Ohanian is in a relationship with Serena Williams.
Ohanian was born to Chris Ohanian, an ArmenianAmerican whose ancestors were Armenian Genocide survivors, and a Germanborn mother, Anke. He went to Howard High School in Ellicott City, Maryland. After graduating from the University of Virginia in 2005 with degrees in commerce and history, Ohanian started reddit.com, with cofounder Steve Huffman. Reddit initially received funding from Y Combinator and was later acquired by Cond Nast in 2006. Ohanian continued to work closely with reddit as a member of its Board of Directors.
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