Kenneth Alan Howery (/ˈhaʊəri/; born November 4, 1975) is an American entrepreneur and diplomat who is currently serving as the 27th United States Ambassador
assets under management as of 2025. The firm was founded by Peter Thiel, Ken Howery, and Luke Nosek. Founders Fund was the first institutional investor in
Howery is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ken Howery (born 1975), American entrepreneur and diplomat Lil Rel Howery (born 1979), American
PayPal, which he co-founded with Max Levchin, Peter Thiel, Yu Pan and Ken Howery as Confinity in 1998. He is also a co-founder of Founders Fund. As of
was founded in December 1998 by Max Levchin, Peter Thiel, Luke Nosek, Ken Howery, and Yu Pan initially as a PalmPilot payments and cryptography company
Microsoft. Hoffman has said he prefers "PayPal Network" to "PayPal Mafia". Ken Howery, former PayPal CFO who became a partner at Founders Fund and served as
organized the party, which was also attended by Ken Howery. According to The New York Times, Howery was the host. Sam Altman has also served with Danzeisen
McGraw Cyprus: John Breslow Czech Republic: Nicholas Merrick Denmark: Ken Howery Estonia: Roman Pipko Finland: Howard Brodie France: Charles Kushner Germany:
for $500,000. In 2005, he launched Founders Fund with PayPal partners Ken Howery and Luke Nosek. He co-founded Valar Ventures in 2010, founded Thiel Capital
Mafia Individuals Peter Thiel Reid Hoffman Max Levchin Nathan Gettings Ken Howery Luke Nosek Elon Musk Yu Pan Steve Chen Keith Rabois Chad Hurley Roelof