Trip Adler

John R. "Trip" Adler III is an American tech executive who has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of Created by Humans since 2024. He co-founded Scribd in 2007, and was the CEO until 2023.

Early life and education Adler grew up in Palo Alto, California and attended Gunn High School. He graduated from Harvard University with a biophysics degree. His father, John R. Adler, is a neurosurgeon at Stanford University and also an entrepreneur.

Career After graduating from Harvard, Adler contemplated starting various online ventures, including a ride-sharing service, a Craigslist-type site for colleges called Hulist, a call center called 1-800-ASKTRIP, and a social media site called "Rate your happiness."

Adler received inspiration for Scribd from a conversation with his father, who had difficulty publishing an academic paper in a medical journal. Scribd was launched from a San Francisco apartment in March 2007.

In 2024, Adler co-founded Created by Humans. He also plays the saxophone. In 2007, Adler earned the company's first $17 in revenue by playing the saxophone outside Scribd's office at Christmas time. Named to Bloomberg Businessweek’s list of best young entrepreneurs Forbes 30 Under 30