CEO, Stripe.
Cofounder of Stripe (founded 2010 with brother John Collison) and its CEO; opened Stripe Sessions 2026 and wrote the November 2022 staff email on the 14% reduction.
Why their word counts: The chief executive deciding and announcing headcount; Collison is speaking about the company's own decisions.
Profile from this source, checked 2026-10-19.
Photo: JD Lasica, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
We’re reducing the size of our team by around 14%
Patrick CollisonCEO · Executive, 
Stripe
Post: Stripe newsroom (company post of the CEO's email), Stripe newsroom (company post of the CEO's email), November 3, 2022.
