Chad Hurley is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of the video-sharing website YouTube. Born on January 24, 1977, in Reading, Pennsylvania, Hurley studied design at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. In 2005, along with Steve Chen and Jawed Karim, Hurley founded YouTube, which quickly became one of the most popular websites on the internet. The platform revolutionized how people share and consume video content, and Hurley's innovative vision played a significant role in its success. YouTube was later acquired by Google in 2006.