About
Max Levchin is Affirm's Founder and has served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since founding the company in 2012. Affirm was spun out of 2012 MRL Investments LLC (formerly HVF, LLC), an exploration company he founded in 2011 to create and fund companies that leveraged large data sets in new ways. He also helped create Yelp and co-founded PayPal, where he served as Chief Technology Officer from its founding until its sale to eBay in 2003. He also serves on the board of The Coca-Cola Company.
Roles
Affirm Holdings, Inc.
Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · Current role
2012–present
2012 MRL Investments LLC (f/k/a HVF, LLC)
Founder · Exploration company founded to create and fund companies leveraging large data sets
2011
PayPal
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer · From its founding until its sale to eBay in 2003
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PayPal
Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer · Served as CTO from the company's founding until its sale to eBay.
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External Roles
The Coca-Cola Company
Director
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Glow
Co-founder & Chairman
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Fixed Compensation
FY 2025
All Other Compensation
$499,473
Performance Compensation
Data from FY 2025
Cash incentive
Annual Cash Incentive
Not disclosed
Stock awards
Stock and Option Awards
Not disclosed
Director Compensation
FY 2025
Also at Affirm Holdings, Inc.