# Phil Libin

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**Phil Libin** (Russian: Филлип Либин) was born February 1, 1972 in Leningrad, USSR[1] and moved to America when he was eight years old.[2] He was CEO of the [Silicon Valley](/source/Silicon_Valley) software company [Evernote](/source/Evernote) from 2007 to 2015, then became Executive Chairman of Evernote's board.[3][4] In September 2015, Libin joined General Catalyst Partners as its fourth general partner in Silicon Valley.[5] In September 2016, Libin stepped down as Executive Chairman of Evernote's board of directors to focus on his role at General Catalyst Partners.[4]

Currently, Libin runs the Startup "mmhmm" and the [startup studio](/source/Startup_studio) [All Turtles](/source/All_Turtles).[6] Libin is a proponent of the benefits of hybrid and remote work and resides in Bentonville, Arkansas.[7]

Before joining Evernote, Libin founded and was president of CoreStreet, a company that provided credential and identity management technologies to governments and large corporations. In 2009, CoreStreet was acquired by ActivIdentity,[8] now owned by [HID Global](/source/HID_Global).[9] Libin was also the founder and CEO of Engine 5, a Boston-based Internet software development company acquired by [Vignette Corporation](/source/Vignette_Corporation) (VIGN) in 2000 for $26 million.[10] Post-acquisition, Libin was principal architect and chief technologist for applications at Vignette.

Libin graduated from [The Bronx High School of Science](/source/The_Bronx_High_School_of_Science) in 1989 and attended [Boston University](/source/Boston_University) with a concentration in [Computer Science](/source/Computer_Science),[11] but left just before graduating to focus on his plans to launch a software company.[12] In 2019, he returned to BU to finish his degree[13] and now sits on the BU University Advisory Board.[14]

Libin has a chapter advising [Tim Ferriss](/source/Tim_Ferriss)' book [Tools of Titans](/source/Tools_of_Titans).

## References

1. [Software Designers～The People Behind the Code](http://gihyo.jp/dev/serial/01/software_designers/0018)

1. [tory-with-ceo-phil-libin/ Evernote's Amazing Success Story with CEO Phil Libin](http://technode.com/2012/05/10/gmic-evernotes-amazing-success-s)

1. [Evernote Executive Team Page](http://evernote.com/corp/team.php) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130524080826/http://evernote.com/corp/team.php) 2013-05-24 at the Wayback Machine

1. ["Exclusive: Phil Libin and Max Levchin Leave Evernote Board"](http://fortune.com/2016/09/14/exclusive-libin-levchin-evernote-board/). *Fortune*. 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2016-09-15.

1. Loizos, Connie (16 September 2015). ["Phil Libin On Joining General Catalyst As Its Newest General Partner"](https://techcrunch.com/2015/09/15/phil-libin-on-joining-general-catalyst-as-its-newest-general-partner/). *www.techcrunch.com*

1. ["Evernote founder Phil Libin left Silicon Valley for Arkansas and thinks remote working may be the biggest societal change of his lifetime"](https://www.businessinsider.com/evernote-founder-phil-libin-trades-in-silicon-valley-for-arkansas-2021-4). *[Business Insider](/source/Business_Insider)*

1. Levy, Ari (2021-03-27). ["Why this tech entrepreneur left the Bay Area for Arkansas and closed his offices for good"](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/27/phil-libin-left-bay-area-for-arkansas-and-closed-his-offices-for-good.html). *CNBC*. Retrieved 2024-03-12.

1. [ActivIdentity Buys CoreStreet](http://www.thestreet.com/story/10644894/1/actividentity-buys-corestreet-for-20-million.html)

1. [HID Buys Actividentity](http://secureidnews.com/news-item/hid-buys-actividentity)

1. [Evernote's Phil Libin: The modest $1bn boss](https://www.bbc.com/news/business-26336737) 3 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014

1. [BU Computer Science Hall of Fame](http://www.bu.edu/cs/people/alumni/bu-computing-alumni-network/hall-of-fame/)

1. Smale, Will (2014-03-03). ["Evernote's self-deprecating boss"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26336737). *BBC News*. Retrieved 2018-08-15.

1. Lewis, Andrew (2021-12-07). ["Phil Libin of mmhmm: All The Screen's a Stage"](https://www.sequoiacap.com/article/phil-libin-mmhmm-spotlight/). *Sequoia Capital*. Retrieved 2024-07-11.

1. ["Members of the University Advisory Board » Trustees | Boston University"](https://www.bu.edu/trustees/advisors/members/). *www.bu.edu*. Retrieved 2024-07-11.

## External links

- [Interview with Evernote CEO Phil Libin](http://doeswhat.com/2012/02/25/interview-with-phil-libin-evernote/)

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