Organisation
GitHub Silver
GitHub is an organisation, based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2007.
hosting service for software projects using Git
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Founded
- 2007
Common questions
- What does GitHub do?
- GitHub: hosting service for software projects using Git.
- Where is GitHub based?
- GitHub is based in San Francisco, United States.
- When was GitHub founded?
- GitHub was founded in 2007.
- Who founded GitHub?
- GitHub was founded by Tom Preston-Werner, Chris Wanstrath, P. J. Hyett.
- Who leads GitHub?
- Nat Friedman (Chief executive officer).
- Is GitHub still operating?
- Yes, GitHub is operating.
People
SilverLeadership and board
- Tom Preston-WernerFounder
- Chris WanstrathFounder; Chief executive officer 2007 to 2018
- P. J. HyettFounder
- Nat FriedmanChief executive officer from 2018
On Data Galactica
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- Marcelo Valle Silveira Mellocurrent
- Nat Friedmancurrent
- Mala Kumarcurrent
Market position
Silver- Parent
- GitHub Inc.
Journey
- 19 Oct 2007FoundedWikidata
Reviews and reputation
Employee and customer reviews are on the roadmap.
Registration and identifiers
Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Q364
- Data Galactica id
- DGC-HCPJDXQVZMK3
What we have, and what we might have wrong
This page is assembled from the sources below. Each section carries its own grade. Silver 3 sections
- Wikidata, as of 3 Oct 2026. Community-curated knowledge base (CC0)
Last rebuilt 3 Oct 2026. We may be wrong: names get matched to the wrong record, people change jobs, companies change status. What gets seen and reported gets fixed. How grades work.