Tyler Winklevoss

Tyler Winklevoss
Winklevoss in 2015
Personal information
Born (1981-08-21) August 21, 1981 (age 42)
Southampton, New York
Alma materHarvard University (BA)
Christ Church, Oxford (MBA)
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
RelativeCameron Winklevoss
Sport
SportRowing
College teamHarvard College
Oxford University
TeamUnited States Olympic Team
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals6th place, Beijing Olympics
Medal record
Gold medal – first place 2007 Pan American Games 8+
Silver medal – second place 2007 Pan American Games 4-

Tyler Howard Winklevoss (born August 21, 1981) is an American investor, founder of Winklevoss Capital Management and Gemini cryptocurrency exchange, and former Olympic rower. Winklevoss co-founded HarvardConnection (later renamed ConnectU) along with his brother Cameron Winklevoss and a Harvard classmate of theirs, Divya Narendra. In 2004, the Winklevoss brothers sued Mark Zuckerberg, claiming he stole their ConnectU idea to create the social networking service site Facebook. As a rower, Winklevoss competed in the men's pair rowing event at the 2008 Summer Olympics with his identical twin brother and rowing partner, Cameron.