David Marcus

About

David Marcus is known as the co-creator of Diem, a cryptocurrency project initiated by Facebook. He is the former president of PayPal and Vice President of Messaging Products at Facebook, where he ran the Facebook Messenger unit. In 2018, Marcus was appointed to the Board of Directors at Coinbase. Later, he became the co-founder of Lightspark in May 2022. Before his expert introduction to the crypto business, Marcus Long had stood among the Silicon Valley first class as an early defender of Bitcoin. While heading tasks for Facebook Messenger, Zuckerberg tapped Marcus to lead Facebook's innovative work in blockchain and digital forms of money, bringing about the profoundly dubious Libra project. He is one of the top speakers who frequently attends Bitcoin and crypto events to be part of the evolution of cryptocurrency. Personal Details: Born: 1973 Organization: Diem Location: United States Education: Economics from the University of Geneva Experience: • Co-founder & CEO at Lightspark from Apr 2022 - Present • Member Board of Directors at Nubank from Mar 2023 - Present • Board Member at Diem Association from Oct 2019 - Dec 2021 • Head of Novi at Meta from May 2018 - Dec 2021 • Head of Messenger at Meta from Aug 2014 - May 2018 • Member Board Of Directors at Tipping Point Community from Feb 2017 - Jun 2019 • Member Board of Directors - Coinbase from Dec 2017 to Aug 2017 • Founder & CEO- Zong from Apr 2008 to Aug 2011 • Founder & CEO– Echovox from Oct 2000 toJan 2010 • Founder & CEO- GTN Telecom from Sep 1996 to Oct 2000

Experience

• Other

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  Apr 2025 to Present

  Co-Creator and Fintech Entrepreneur

Awards

• Blockchain Summit2023 - Crypto Payments Innovator of the Year
• Lightspark2022 - Founded Lightspark for Bitcoin payments
• Project Meta2019 - Introduced Libra/Diem Blockchain
• Facebook (Meta)2014 - Led Facebook’s Messenger Payment Services
• eBay/PayPal 2011 - Sold Zong for $240M

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