Who is the CEO of Shopify?

Tobias Lütke is the Chief Executive Officer and Head of R&D of Shopify, as of August 2026. Chief executive officer since 2008, after serving as chief technology officer from September 2004 to April 2008..

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Tobias Lütke Chief Executive Officer and Head of R&D, Shopify Ontario, Canada · Chief executive officer since 2008, after serving as chief technology officer from September 2004 to April 2008.

Tobias Lütke co-founded Shopify in September 2004 and has served as its chief executive officer since 2008, having previously acted as the company's chief technology officer between September 2004 and April 2008. He worked on the core team of the Ruby on Rails framework and created widely used open source libraries such as Active Merchant. He chairs Shopify's board of directors and also sits on the board of Coinbase Global, Inc.

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Career history

  • Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Shopify2008 to present
  • Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, ShopifySeptember 2004 to April 2008
  • Board member, Coinbase Global, Inc.current

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FAQ

Who is Tobias Lütke?
Tobias Lütke is the Chief Executive Officer and Head of R&D of Shopify (as of August 2026). Chief executive officer since 2008, after serving as chief technology officer from September 2004 to April 2008.. You can see their background and career history above.
What is Tobias Lütke's background?
Tobias Lütke co-founded Shopify in September 2004 and has served as its chief executive officer since 2008, having previously acted as the company's chief technology officer between September 2004 and April 2008. He worked on the core team of the Ruby on Rails framework and created widely used open source libraries such as Active Merchant. He chairs Shopify's board of directors and also sits on the board of Coinbase Global, Inc.
How can I contact Tobias Lütke at Shopify?
You can find and verify Tobias Lütke's professional email and direct phone number with Derrick, straight from Google Sheets. Shopify's addresses generally follow the first.last@shopify.com pattern, but that individual address is not verified here, so confirm it before reaching out.

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