Max Levchin is the founder and CEO of Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth. He is also the co-founder and Chairman of Glow, a data-driven fertility company. Both companies were created and launched from his San Francisco based innovation lab, HVF (Hard, Valuable, Fun). Max was one of the original co-founders of PayPal where he served as the Chief Technology Officer until its acquisition by eBay in 2002. In 2002, he was named to the Technology Review TR100 as one of the top 100 innovators in the world as well as Innovator of the Year.
Prior to HVF, Max founded and was CEO of Slide, a personal media-sharing service, which was acquired by Google in 2010. Max also helped create Yelp Inc., a consumer internet company, where he served as Chairman of its Board of Directors from its founding in 2005 until July 2015. He served on the board for Yahoo! Inc., an internet company, from 2012 until 2015.
Max was born in Kyiv, Ukraine before moving to the United States and settling in Chicago in 1991. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he founded and led four other technology startups. Max is a serial entrepreneur, computer scientist, philanthropist and active investor in more than 100 startups.
What is Max R. Levchin's net worth?
The estimated net worth of Max R. Levchin is at least $953.18 thousand as of October 24th, 2025. Mr. Levchin owns 14,267 shares of Affirm stock worth more than $953,178 as of May 6th. This net worth approximation does not reflect any other assets that Mr. Levchin may own. Learn More about Max R. Levchin's net worth.
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Has Max R. Levchin been buying or selling shares of Affirm?
Max R. Levchin has not been actively trading shares of Affirm over the course of the past ninety days. Most recently, Max R. Levchin sold 666,666 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.62, for a transaction totalling $53,746,612.92. Learn More on Max R. Levchin's trading history.
Who are Affirm's active insiders?
Affirm's insider roster includes Katherine Adkins (Insider), Sharda Del Castillo (Insider), Siphelele Jiyane (VP), Max Levchin (Founder and CEO), Michael Linford (CFO), Libor Michalek (President), Robert O'Hare (CFO), Jeremy Philips (Director), Christa Quarles (Director), Keith Rabois (Director), and Noel Watson (Director). Learn More on Affirm's active insiders.
Are insiders buying or selling shares of Affirm?
During the last twelve months, insiders at the sold shares 26 times. They sold a total of 2,637,966 shares worth more than $217,829,446.53. The most recent insider tranaction occured on April, 14th when Director Noel Bertram Watson sold 2,000 shares worth more than $110,000.00. Insiders at Affirm own 11.0% of the company.
Learn More about insider trades at Affirm. Information on this page was last updated on 4/14/2026.
