Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Full Name: Patrick Collison
Nickname: Not Public
Country/State: Ireland
Date of Birth: 1988-09-09
Languages Known: English
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Food Habit: Vegetarian
Religion: Not public
Hobbies: Not publicly disclosed
School: Gaelscoil Aonach Urmhumhan; Castletroy College
College: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (attended)
Degrees Obtained: Not Public
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 68 kg
Parents: Lily Collison (microbiologist), Denis Collison (engineer)
Siblings: John Collison (brother); also reported to have another brother (name not consistently published)
Marital Status: married
Wife: Silvana Konermann
Children: 0
Current Position: Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Skills:
Net Worth: Not Public
Awards & Achievements: BT Young Scientist of the Year (2005)
Patrick Collison is the Irish co-founder and CEO of Stripe. He became known early for winning Ireland’s BT Young Scientist competition and later co-founded Stripe (2010) to simplify online payments for businesses. Over time, Stripe expanded into a broader financial infrastructure platform used by large enterprises and fast-growing internet companies, while Patrick has also been involved in science and research funding initiatives outside Stripe.
February 2025: Stripe announced a tender offer that valued the company at about $91.5B, and the Collison brothers said the business was profitable in 2024 and expected to remain profitable in 2025 and beyond.
March 2025: Patrick Collison testified before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee in a hearing focused on stablecoins and a federal framework for digital payments.
April 2025: Patrick Collison joined Meta’s board of directors (effective mid-April 2025), announced by Meta and covered by Reuters.
May 2025: Patrick and John headlined Stripe Sessions 2025, where they discussed AI and stablecoins as major tailwinds shaping the next decade of commerce and global trade.
October 2025: John Collison published a widely discussed commentary piece in Ireland’s press about why large projects are hard to build and how to fix it.
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