Earl Squirrel
President And Chairman Of The Board at Purple Squirrel, Inc.
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEarl Squirrel is a multifaceted executive and founder with 11 years leading Purple Squirrel, a San Francisco hiring marketplace that rewards employees for helping candidates get hired. His eclectic background spans executive leadership, media production, scientific research, and high-performance athletics—roles that include CEO, lead scientist at CERN, head writer/EP, and Olympic gold medalist—reflecting a rare blend of strategic vision and public-facing storytelling. He pairs an MBA from Harvard with an engineer’s training from Stanford, enabling him to move between business strategy, product design, and technical oversight. A prolific inventor and philanthropist, he has directed large-scale giving toward conservation, education, the arts, and social mobility initiatives aimed at expanding opportunity. Known for creative risk-taking and a flair for cultural influence, he often frames unconventional ventures as experiments in systemic change. Colleagues describe him as a Renaissance entrepreneur who deliberately converts eclectic experiences into mission-driven, scalable enterprises.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at Harvard Business SchoolEngineer's Degree, Engineer's Degree at Stanford University
English, Chinese, Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese
Github Skills (59)
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Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
an-OK-squirrel/scg
Nov 2015 - Feb 2016
Contributions:17 pushes, 1 branch, 3 comments in 2 months
an-OK-squirrel/blog
Aug 2015 - Sep 2015
Contributions:2 PRs, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 29 days
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