Steven K. Conine (born 1972/73) is an American businessman, and the co-chairman and co-founder (with
Niraj Shah
Niraj S. Shah ( hi, नीरज शाह) (born 1973/1974) is an Indian-American billionaire businessman, and co-founder, co-chairman, and CEO of online retailer Wayfair.
Early life
Shah grew up in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, the son of imm ...
) of the online retailer
Wayfair
Wayfair Inc. is an American e-commerce company based in Boston, Massachusetts that sells furniture and home goods online. Formerly known as CSN Stores, it was founded in 2002, and currently offers 14 million items from more than 11,000 global su ...
.
Early life
Raised in the
New Vernon section of
Harding Township, New Jersey
Harding Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. It is located in the Raritan Valley region within the New York Metropolitan area. The township was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on Sept ...
, Conine spent some time during his teens working at a pair of outdoor furniture stores his mother operated. Conine graduated from
Delbarton School
Delbarton School is a private all-male Catholic college-preparatory school in Morristown, New Jersey for young men in seventh through twelfth grades. It is an independent school directed by the Benedictine monks of St. Mary's Abbey and is loca ...
in 1991. He went on to attend
Cornell University
Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to ...
, where he earned a bachelor's degree in
mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, ...
in 1995.
Career
Conine co-founded Wayfair in 2002, and is the co-chairman of the board.
In May 2017, Wayfair's share price rose above $70 per share, making Conine and his co-founder
Niraj Shah
Niraj S. Shah ( hi, नीरज शाह) (born 1973/1974) is an Indian-American billionaire businessman, and co-founder, co-chairman, and CEO of online retailer Wayfair.
Early life
Shah grew up in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, the son of imm ...
both billionaires. As of 2019, each had an estimated net worth of $2.3 billion.
Personal life
Conine is married to Alexi, they have three children and live in Boston, Massachusetts.
They have a holiday home in
Jackson Hole
Jackson Hole (originally called Jackson's Hole by mountain men) is a valley between the Gros Ventre and Teton mountain ranges in the U.S. state of Wyoming, near the border with Idaho, in Teton County, one of the richest counties in the Unite ...
, Wyoming.
References
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Living people
Cornell University alumni
American company founders
American billionaires
1970s births
People from Boston
People from Harding Township, New Jersey
Delbarton School alumni