Dan Price
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Daniel Joseph Price (born May 13, 1984) is an American entrepreneur and social media personality. He is the co-founder and the former chief executive officer of credit card processing company Gravity Payments. He is the sole shareholder[1] and board member of the company.[2] He gained recognition in 2015 after he raised the minimum salary for employees of his company to $70,000 and lowered his own wage to $70,000 from $1.1 million.[3] Price has been active on social media, especially Twitter, where his posts have been widely shared.
Dan Price | |
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Born | (1984-05-13) May 13, 1984 (age 40) Lansing, Michigan, United States |
Education | Seattle Pacific University |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Known for | Gravity Payments |
Spouse |
Kristie Colón (née Lewellyn)
(m. 2005; div. 2012) |
Price has been accused of several physical and sexual assaults between 2013 and 2022. After pleading not guilty in May 2022 to misdemeanor charges of assault and reckless driving, he resigned as CEO of Gravity Payments on August 17, 2022.[4] A city court dismissed these charges against Price without prejudice on April 19, 2023.[5] Price announced on May 28, 2024, that he had returned to work at Gravity Payments in an advisory role.[6]