Christian Richard after a successful career in software engineering is now a retired tech entrepreneur. Richards also aided in the founding of one of the earliest online meal delivery services, which added to his already staggering fortune when he sold it to a competitor in 2017.
Early Life
Christian Richard was born in 1979 in Middletown Township, New Jersey, as ‘Christian Dumontet’ into a middle-class family, as per the records on the media. The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth was where he studied. Christine Quinn said in an interview that Christian studied engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston and specializes in all types of engineering, including software platforms. Indeed, he earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from The College of New Jersey.
Christian Richard Career
Richards began his career as a software developer, working for a variety of firms and projects. He joined Cisco Systems, Inc. in 2001 as a software engineer and stayed there for about six and a half years. With Edin Arslanagic and John Jannotti, he co-founded Foodler, an online food ordering service based in Boston, in March 2007. Richards retired as an engineer in 2014, at the age of 35. Foodler was sold to GrubHub in 2017, and the agreement was expected to bring in more than $80 million in yearly food sales. He is collaborating with his former colleagues on a new fintech (financial technology) startup as of 2020.
Christian Richard Biography |
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Real Name | Christian Richard |
Birth Date | 1979 |
Age (as of 2021) | 42 Years |
Birth Place | Middletown Township, New Jersey, USA |
Nationality | American |
Profession | Engineer |
Religion | Christianity |
Sun sign | – |
Physical Statistics |
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Height | in feet inches – 5’ 11” – in Centimeters – 180 cm |
Weight | in Kilograms – 78 kg – in Pounds – 171 lbs |
Shoe Size | 9 (U.S.) |
Hair Color | Brown |
Eye Color | Blue |
Body Type | Slim |
Family |
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Father | – |
Mother | – |
Sister | – |
Brother | – |
Qualification/Education |
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School | The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth |
College | The College of New Jersey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Relationship Status |
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Marital Status | Married |
Who is his wife? | Christine Quinn |
Children | – |
Personal Life
Christine and Christian met in 2019 and married after only a year of dating. They met through a mutual friend who “wasn’t feeling it” on a date with Christian but referred him to Christine when he mentioned he was seeking a new home. Christian eventually fell in love with him, and he even paid $5 million for her “dream mansion” in the Hollywood Hills.
“The house he ended up acquiring was actually my ideal home before I even met Christian,” she told Women’s Health magazine. “I remember sitting in that open house every Sunday before meeting him and picturing myself living there, having coffee with my husband, and that vision came true—I now live in the house that I pictured myself in with my husband.”
They got engaged on one of their many impromptu vacations and married in a church in Los Angeles a few months later in December 2019. The couple welcomed their first kid in the year 2021, she just turned 3 months old. Currently, Christian Richards doesn’t have any social media page. Richard is not available on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.
Christian Richard Net Worth
Christian Richards’ estimated net worth is $14.4 million (£20 million). “He attended MIT and specializes in the engineering of various types of software platforms,” the property broker told Women’s Health about how her spouse made his money. In 2017, he sold his food delivery startup Foodler to competitor GrubHub, but the terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Trivia
- Christian Richard enjoys traveling and believes that doing so helps him think more creatively. His favorite travel places include Cambodia, Bora-Bora, and Southern France.
- Richard was a nominee for the 2014 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award as the CEO and co-founder of Foodler.
- He went on a date with a female who was Christine’s acquaintance when he moved from the East Coast to Los Angeles. Christine and Christian fell in love right away when the girl insisted on introducing them.
- Christian had no idea Christine was a celebrity until they both began touring. She was recognized by her followers during one of their journeys, and Christian learned that she was a star.