Nat Friedman — Co-Founder and Chairman at California YIMBY
Metadata
| Source Table | personnel |
| Source ID | s9ndEkEqRv |
| Source URL | cayimby.org/our-team/ |
| Children | — |
| Created | Apr 14, 2026, 11:18 AM |
| Updated | Apr 14, 2026, 11:18 AM |
| Synced | Apr 14, 2026, 11:18 AM |
Record Data
id | s9ndEkEqRv |
personId | Nat Friedman(person) |
organizationId | California YIMBY(organization) |
personEntityId | Nat Friedman(person) |
personDisplayName | — |
orgEntityId | California YIMBY(organization) |
orgDisplayName | — |
role | Co-Founder and Chairman |
roleType | board |
startDate | 2017 |
endDate | — |
isFounder | Yes |
appointedBy | — |
background | — |
source | cayimby.org/our-team/ |
notes | Nat Friedman is Co-Founder and Chairman of California YIMBY (2017). Former Microsoft executive and former GitHub CEO. |
Source Check Verdicts
Last checked: 4/14/2026
The source is a staff directory for California YIMBY that includes detailed bios for approximately 30 employees across various roles (President and CEO, Senior Director of Legislation and Research, Communications Manager, etc.). Nat Friedman is not mentioned in this staff listing. The record claims he is Co-Founder and Chairman with a start date of 2017, but the source document does not address this claim at all. This could mean: (1) he is no longer with the organization, (2) he holds a board/advisory role not listed in the staff directory, or (3) the information is inaccurate. Since the source does not directly contradict the claim (it simply omits it), and staff directories typically don't list all board members or founders, this is unverifiable rather than contradicted.
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