Drew Houston
American Internet entrepreneur
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Drew Houston is a U.S. technology entrepreneur, born in 1983 and based in California. He is identified as the founder of Dropbox and has an estimated net worth of ~$1.0B. Wikidata NewsAPI
Business & SEC Activity
Houston is identified with Dropbox, Inc. (DBX), where SEC records list 145 insider filings out of 147 total filings. Form 4 reports disclose changes in an insider’s ownership, while Form 144 is a notice of a proposed sale of restricted or control securities. Recent records include both forms, including Form 4 filings on June 17 and May 20, 2026, and Form 144 filings on May 18 and May 14, 2026. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
Three Houston-linked foundations reported $65.5 million in combined assets and $5.0 million in grants paid for tax year 2023. The Houston Family Foundation in Sioux Falls reported $61.5 million in assets and $4.4 million in grants paid, while the Houston Family Foundation in Armonk reported $3.2 million in assets and $512,245 in grants paid; Houston Foundation Trust reported $785,741 in assets and $32,650 in grants paid. Houston is listed as a signatory to The Giving Pledge. ProPublica 990 Giving Pledge
Political Activity
Federal campaign-finance records show 86 contributions totaling $542,325.33 from April 25, 2011, through January 31, 2021. The records classify $267,509.52 as Democratic (DEM), $2,115.81 as DFL, and $272,700 as PAC or other; the largest listed recipients were Hillary Victory Fund ($116,500), DNC Services Corp./Democratic National Committee ($100,200), Democratic Hope Fund ($66,800), Obama Victory Fund 2012 ($60,800), and the DSCC ($32,500). FEC
In the News
News reports dated May 27, 2026, said Houston was stepping down as Dropbox’s CEO after 19 years and that Ashraf Alkarmi would take over as CEO or co-CEO. The reports described Houston as having led Dropbox since its founding. NewsAPI
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Foundations are matched to a person by name, not by trustee records — so a same-surname family foundation can land here in error. Every entity below links to its full IRS filing; if one doesn’t belong, tell us at hello@skylarkcreations.com and we’ll pull it.
Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
Matched by name only. These are the donations the FEC lists under this person’s name — so a different person with the same name can show up here too.
SEC Filings
Associated Companies
Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.
Recent Insider Filings
Score Breakdown
The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.
Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).
Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry
How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.
Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency
Scored on 8/31/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source. View on Wikidata