Co-founder

Arash Ferdowsi

Dropbox, Inc.

Arash Ferdowsi co-founded Dropbox with Drew Houston in 2007 and served as CTO for many years. As a co-founder he is part of the high-vote insider group whose control over Dropbox is locked in by the multi-class share structure adopted at the 2018 IPO.

Source: SEC EDGAR — Dropbox, Inc. S-1 (founders & share structure)

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2018: Dropbox goes public — with a dual-class structure that locks in founder control

Dropbox's March 2018 IPO created a multi-class share structure concentrating voting power with co-founders Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi, limiting ordinary shareholders' say over the company's direction.

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