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No formal foundation staff identified; net worth estimate (~$1.5B) fluctuates with Twilio stock; not on Forbes Billionaires list (below threshold); Twilio executive team verified with LinkedIn; Giving Pledge confirmed (2021)

Lawson Family Foundation

UnknownMedium Confidence

Last verified: Jan 17, 2026

Details

Source File
research/organizations/lawson-family-foundation.md
UID
fo-lawson-family-foundation

Also Known As

Lawson Family OfficeJeff and Erica Lawson FoundationLawson Philanthropies (if used)

Principals (3)

ChildrenPrivateOWNS
Jeff LawsonFounder/PrincipalOWNS
Erica LawsonCo-Founder, Lawson Family FoundationOWNS

Team Members (6)

Aidan ViggianoChief Financial Officer
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Erica F. Lawson, MDPediatric Rheumatologist, UCSF; GLIDE Foundation Board
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Eyal ManorChief Product Officer
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Jeff LawsonExecutive Chairman, Twilio; Co-Founder, Giving Pledge signatory
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Karyn SmithChief Technology Officer
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Khozema ShipchandlerChief Executive Officer (succeeded Jeff Lawson in 2024)
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Related Entities (2)

Operating CompaniesSubsidiary

Zillow Group (NASDAQ: Z, ZG): Online real estate marketplace Founded 2005, went public 2011 Market cap: ~$10-15B (varies) Rich Barton owns significant stake Portfolio includes: Zillow, Trulia, StreetEasy, HotPads, Out East, ShowingTime Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE): Online travel company Rich Barton founded 1996 within Microsoft Spun out as independent company 1999 Rich Barton served as CEO 1999-2003 No longer actively involved (sold most stake) Glassdoor: Company review and job search platform Co-founded 2007 with Robert Hohman and Tim Besse Acquired by Recruit Holdings in 2018 for $1.2B Rich Barton served on board as founding investor Successfully exited

Twilio Inc.Subsidiary

(NYSE: TWLO) - Co-founder stake

Known Associates (3)

Technology Founder Community

: Connections through TechStars, Bay Area tech ecosystem

Twilio Executives and Board Members

: Long-standing professional relationships from building Twilio

Y Combinator Network

: Twilio was part of Y Combinator Winter 2008 cohort

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Changelog

  • 2026-01-17VERIFICATION - Maintained at Medium confidence. Jeff Lawson not on Forbes Real-Time Billionaires list (below threshold), net worth ~$1.5B fluctuates with Twilio stock. Single-source verification only.
  • 2025-12-26Added comprehensive team with LinkedIn URLs. Twilio (Khozema Shipchandler CEO, Aidan Viggiano CFO, Christy Lake CAO, Thomas Wyatt CRO, Inbal Shani CPO, Chris Koehler CMO, Mark Simms CTO, Ivy Grant SVP). Jeff Lawson (also CEO at Inertia Enterprises/fusion energy, owner of The Onion). Erica Lawson is pediatric rheumatologist at UCSF, GLIDE Foundation board. Noted no formal foundation staff - direct philanthropic giving. Noted Dana Wagner CLO resigned Jan 1, 2025.
  • 2025-12-11Initial research file created. Jeff Lawson (Twilio founder, ~$1.5B net worth) and Erica Lawson (spouse). Giving Pledge signatories 2021. San Francisco based. Source of wealth: Twilio. Jeff stepped down as Twilio CEO in 2024, remains Chairman.
  • 2025-12-11Updated Current Team section - added Twilio executive leadership with new CEO Khozema Shipchandler (succeeded Lawson in 2024), CFO Aidan Viggiano, CPO Eyal Manor, CTO Karyn Smith; noted private foundation structure

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