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Biography of David Filo: Yahoo, Facts, Career, Net worth, Awards, Family,

Last updated on June 24th, 2025 at 06:21 am

David Filo Biography

David Filo is a business mogul and technologist. He founded Yahoo in 1994, alongside fellow Stanford University student Jerry Yang.

His work as a key technologist saw him directing the technical operations aligned with the company’s global network of Web properties. He is reported to have helped with positioning Yahoo! as one of the world’s most trafficked websites.

David is an alumnus of Tulane University, where he obtained a BSc in computer engineering. He also embarked on the journey of acquiring a master’s degree in Electrical engineering from Stanford University.

However, he dropped out of the PhD program at Stanford University to focus on building Yahoo!

David is married to former journalism and photography teacher, Angela Buenning Filo. Angela Filo is currently a board member of the Stanford University Board of Trustees.

David and his wife Angela established the Yellow Chair Foundation in 2000. The YCF is a family foundation that gives grants in the areas of civil liberties, public interest journalism, climate change, educational equity, global women’s movements, and US maternal health.

Full real name: David Robert Filo

Birthday: April 20, 1966

Net worth: $5.30 billion 

Birthplace: Wisconsin, United States

Education: Tulane University & Stanford University

Wife: Angela Buenning, photographer and teacher

Child(ren): One

What was created by David Filo and Jerry Yang?

Yahoo!

Jerry Yang and David Filo founded Yahoo! in 1994 while they were still at Stanford University.  

Where did David Filo grow up?

Louisiana

David Filo was born and grew up in Louisiana, United States.

What is the full form of Yahoo?

The word “yahoo” is an acronym for “Yet Another Hierarchically Organized Oracle” or “Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle”. The term “hierarchical” portrays how Yahoo! arranged its database in layers of subcategories.

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