Jack Dorsey
Block Head and Chairperson, Block, Inc.
Block Head and Chairperson, Block, Inc.
Background
Jack Dorsey is an American tech entrepreneur and businessman who co-founded Twitter, Inc. and Block, Inc.
Block was founded in 2009. His official title at Block is Block Head and Chairperson.
About Block
Block: Block is a payments company led by Jack Dorsey that filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on September 8, 2026 to establish Builders Bank and Trust, an uninsured national trust bank to custody bitcoin and stablecoins without taking deposits or making loans.
Key facts
- Official title at Block
- Block Head and Chairpersonsource
- Block founded
- February 14, 2009source
- Became Twitter's chief executive officer when it was founded in 2007source
- Education
- Enrolled at the University of Missouri-Rolla in 1995; transferred to New York University in 1997 and dropped out two years later, one semester short of graduatingsource
WYDE coverage of Jack Dorsey
WYDE Newsroom has published one article about Jack Dorsey, on Sep 10, 2026. Jack Dorsey is a named leader in 1 story. The most recent is Block Files With the OCC to Launch Builders Bank, a National Trust Bank for Bitcoin and Stablecoin Custody.
Reported alongside Jack Dorsey
- Block · in 1 story with Jack Dorsey
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency · in 1 story with Jack Dorsey
Sources
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