Zach Klein

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Zach Klein
File:Zach Klein selfie photo from 2019.jpg
Klein in 2019
Born (1982-09-26) September 26, 1982 (age 43)
EducationWake Forest University (BA, Studio art)
OccupationEntrepreneur
SpouseCourtney Klein
Websitehttps://www.zachklein.com

Zach Klein (born September 26, 1982) is an American entrepreneur and investor, and the co-founder of Vimeo.[1] In addition to Vimeo, he co-founded the children's learning website DIY.org and worked as an executive at Boxee, Skillshare, and as CEO of Dwell.[2][3] Known for design of healthy digital communities, he has taught Interaction Design at the School of Visual Arts.[4]

Education

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Klein spent his earliest years in Western New York and later lived in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he attended Bishop Luers High School. He is a graduate of Wake Forest University[5] where he was a studio art major.[6]

Career

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He was a partner at Connected Ventures, which founded and operated CollegeHumor.[7] He was a faculty member at the School of Visual Arts, where he taught in the MFA program in Interaction Design.[4]

Klein created the Cabin Porn phenomenon, which was initially an online project "created by a group of friends to inspire their own homebuilding" but grew into a global phenomenon, attracting thousands of submissions from fellow cabin builders.[8][9][10]

In February 2020, Klein was appointed as CEO of the design and technology brand Dwell.[11]

Selected publications

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In 2015, Klein published the Cabin Porn photo-book[12] followed by Cabin Porn: Inside in 2020.[13][14]

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