Adam Nash

Adam Nash is the CEO and co-founder of Daffy, a fintech platform focused on simplifying charitable giving through donor-advised funds.

Nash has invested in companies including Firebase, Figma, Gusto, and Opendoor. His investments are geared towards making financial tools more accessible to the public via tech-enabled products. Nash’s interest in democratizing access to technology and its communities extends through his non-profit work starting in 2011 with Oshman Family JCC and most recently as the co-Chairman of ICON, a non-profit organization.

Early life and education Adam Nash was born and raised in Silicon Valley. During high school Nash did speech, cheer, and debate and was state-ranked in California for Impromptu speaking. In 1990, he did an internship at NASA Ames Research Center where he worked on fluid-dynamics simulations in software.

Nash earned a bachelor's and master's degree in computer science from Stanford University and a MBA from Harvard Business School.

Nash continued his career in product management as vice president of product management at LinkedIn in 2007.

In January 2013, Nash joined Wealthfront, an automated investment service, as COO.

In September 2017, Nash became an adjunct lecturer in the Computer Science department at Stanford University, teaching the original seminar, "CS 007: Introduction to Personal Finance". In 2018, he joined Dropbox as Vice President of Product & Growth. Nash left Dropbox in February of 2020 to focus on building a new company combining his fintech expertise with his non-profit interests with co-founder Alejandro Crosa. (has filed to go public ) and Shift (public in 2020 ).

Nash has invested in companies including Firebase, Figma, Gusto, and Opendoor.

Philanthropic efforts Nash served for six years on the Board of Directors for Oshman Family JCC, a hub for the Silicon Valley Jewish community aimed at creating inclusive and meaningful experiences to incorporate innovation into modern life.

Personal life Nash is the oldest of four siblings. His father is an OB/GYN and his mother serves as Clinical Faculty with the Psychiatry Department at Stanford University. He was born and raised in Silicon Valley where he lives with his wife and four children.