Bill Ready is the CEO of Pinterest and serves on its board of directors. His mission is clear: to prove that a more positive, purposeful internet isn’t just possible – it’s better for users and for business. Under Bill’s leadership, Pinterest has set out to be an industry leader on responsible use of AI, focusing on safety and emotional wellbeing for users, especially for Gen Z. Since joining Pinterest in 2022, Bill has led a major business transformation – propelling the company to record user growth, rapidly increasing Gen Z engagement, achieving its strongest advertiser performance to date, and deepening its commitment to safety and emotional wellbeing. His leadership has driven industry-leading safety initiatives: Pinterest became the first major platform to switch all under-16 accounts from public to private, the first and only tech company to support phone-free schools, and one of the first to call for OS-level age verification. Pinterest also introduced an in-app prompt that encourages teens to close the app and silence notifications during school hours, further supporting healthy tech habits. A serial entrepreneur, Bill has spent decades building and scaling some of... Read More