Stewart Butterfield

Stewart Butterfield

Stewart Butterfield (#2643)

  • $ 2 B
  • Messaging software
  • Canada
  • M
  • 53 Years

About Me

Stewart Butterfield is the cofounder and former CEO of team-based messaging software Slack. In 2021, cloud software giant Salesforce acquired Slack for $27.7 billion in cash and stock. Butterfield departed Salesforce in 2022, amid an exodus of executives at the company. Butterfield and wife Jen Rubio, the founder of luggage startup Away, sold their San Francisco home and moved to Aspen in 2020. Though he cofounded a tech company, Butterfield proudly majored in philosophy as an undergraduate at Canada's University of Victoria.
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Achievements

Career Highlights

A snapshot of the defining milestones, leadership decisions, and breakthroughs that shaped Stewart Butterfield’s rise and global influence.

  • #2600   Billionaires (2026)
  •   Global Game Changers (2017)

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Stewart Butterfield’s net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

Current Net Worth: $1.5B (May 4, 2026)