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Google's first employee, Craig Silverstein, and Mary Obelnicki, join Alberto Lidji to talk about philanthropy, Echidna Giving (their Foundation) and signing The Giving Pledge. We hear how Echidna Giving looks at educating girls in the developing world.
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Craig Silverstein & Mary Obelnicki. One is now two (make that three). We got married in 2012, joining forces in our lives and in our philanthropy. Fortunately, our approaches are remarkably aligned. Long before we met, Mary fused analytical thinking with social change. At MIT, she alternated taking classes with working with the Girl Scouts.
Prior to helping Craig Silverstein launch Echidna Giving in 2011, she served as founding CEO/President of Schwab Charitable a national leading provider of donor-advised fund and charitable trust service for 11 years.
There were four options: 1) give it to your kids (we have three), 2) let the government take it from you and redistribute it, 3) spend with reckless abandon or 4) donate virtually all of it to causes and organizations that we feel could make a difference in the world.
Apr 28, 2020 · Almost-billionaires Craig Silverstein and his wife, Mary Obelnicki, also hesitated before signing. Silverstein is a walking Jeopardy question, like who was the fourth Stooge or the fifth Beatle?
Mary Obelnicki. Craig Silverstein (born 1972 or 1973) is a software engineer and was the first person employed by Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Google, having studied for a PhD alongside them (though he dropped out and never earned his degree) at Stanford University.
May 18, 2014 · Among recent signatories, the most illuminating statement by far comes from Craig Silverstein and Mary Obelnicki. Craig Silverstein. Source: Marcin Winchary. Mr. Silverstein is often called...
