Dennis Crowley
Education
New York University
MPS, Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) 2002-09-01 - 2004-05-01
Syracuse University
BS, Newhouse School of Public Communications 1994-09-01 - 1998-05-01Work Experience
Hopscotch Labs
Current
Hopscotch Labs
Foursquare
Current
Foursquare
Street FC
Current
Street FC
The League for Clubs
Current
The League for Clubs
Kingston Stockade Football Club (Stockade FC)
Current
Kingston Stockade Football Club (Stockade FC)
LivingCities
2021-06-01 - 2023-09-01
LivingCities
National Premier Soccer League (NPSL)
2017-12-01 - 2021-12-01
National Premier Soccer League (NPSL)
area/code
2007-06-01 - 2008-02-01
area/code
2005-05-01 - 2007-05-01
Dodgeball
2004-01-01 - 2007-05-01
Dodgeball
Skills
Summary
Dennis Crowley is a technology entrepreneur working at the intersection of the real world & digital world. His work focuses on creating things that make everyday life feel a little more fun and playful. Dennis is Co-Founder & CEO at Hopscotch Labs, working towards building a "Marauder's Map for AirPods." He is also the Co-Founder/Co-Chair at Foursquare, one of the world's leading location technology platforms. Previously, he founded Dodgeball, one of the first location-based mobile social services (acquired by Google in 2005) and co-created PacManhattan, one of the earliest "big urban games" (2004). He is also the Co-Founder/Co-Chair at Street FC ("building the biggest football club on the planet") and the Founder/Chairman of Kingston Stockade FC, a semi-professional soccer team out of Hudson Valley, NY that competes in the 4th division of the US Soccer Pyramid. He has been named one of Fortune's "40 Under 40" (2010, 2011), a member of Vanity Fair's "New Establishment" (2011, 2012), won the "Fast Money" bonus round on the TV game show Family Feud (2009), and was worth $400 on Jeopardy (2020). He was previously an Adjunct Professor at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP). Dennis holds a Master's degree from New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) and a Bachelor's degree from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. He splits his time between New York City and the Hudson Valley with his wife Chelsa and their three children, Via, Mars, and Samus.
