Early Life and Education
Parker Conrad was born in 1980 in New York City. He attended The Collegiate School in New York City and later studied at Harvard University, where he served as managing editor of The Harvard Crimson. He graduated with a degree in Chemistry.
Career
Conrad began his career as a product manager at Amgen, a biotechnology firm. In 2007, he co-founded Wikinvest (later SigFig), a portfolio-management startup. He served as co-CEO before leaving the company in 2012. In the same year, Conrad founded Zenefits, an HR platform that experienced rapid growth, achieving a valuation of $4.5 billion by 2015. However, Zenefits faced scrutiny and compliance issues, which led to Conrad's resignation in February 2016. Following his departure, Conrad co-founded Rippling in April 2016.
Rippling
Rippling, a cloud-based human resources platform, was founded with Prasanna Sankar as CTO. The company has grown significantly, with an estimated valuation of $11.25 billion by private investors in May 2022.
Personal Life
Conrad married Alexandra MacRae in June 2011 and they live in San Francisco. He was diagnosed with and treated for testicular cancer at age 24.