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Brendan Eich

American computer programmer and technology executive

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Dec 16, 2025
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who owns brave browser? what are the owners/founder's backgrounds? do they have any ties to the state?

Brave Software is a privately held company co‑founded in 2015 by Brendan Eich and Brian Bondy; Brendan Eich serves as Brave’s CEO and is the most publicly visible owner/founder (company materials and ...

Dec 16, 2025
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What is Brendan Eich’s political history and has it affected Brave’s operations?

Brendan Eich publicly donated $1,000 to California’s Proposition 8 in 2008 and faced intense backlash when named Mozilla CEO in 2014, resigning after about 10–11 days amid employee and user protests a...

Jan 19, 2026

How does Brave’s governance structure limit founder influence on product and moderation decisions?

Brave’s governance structure, as available in public reporting, places its founders in central operational roles while offering modest formal checks: the company is privately held so board composition...

Jan 2, 2026

What political donations and public statements has Brendan Eich made since 2012?

Brendan Eich’s post-2012 public profile centers not on new political giving but on the fallout from a previously disclosed 2008 donation to California’s Proposition 8 and on a handful of public statem...