# GitHub founder

entity: /record/github.md  
predicate: founder  
page: /record/github/founder  
as_of: 2026-11-03  

As of November 3, 2026, GitHub's founder on the AsOf record is Tom Preston-Werner, undated on the record, from 2 secondary sources (techcrunch.com and taskade.com). The record holds 2 claims on GitHub's founder, 2 still open and 0 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

## Current founder

What the record asserts on 2026-11-03.

- [GitHub](/record/github.md) | founder | Tom Preston-Werner | valid undated to present | conf 0.80 | valid | [clm_AB6F3306B466](/claim/clm_AB6F3306B466.md)
  sources: https://techcrunch.com/2013/08/19/github-co-founder-and-ceo-tom-preston-werner-to-speak-at-disrupt-sf/, https://www.taskade.com/blog/github-history, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q364

## Every dated value

One claim per line, oldest first. Superseded claims stay visible.

- [GitHub](/record/github.md) | founder | Chris Wanstrath | valid undated to present | conf 0.60 | unverified | [clm_0F8463A3AA5C](/claim/clm_0F8463A3AA5C.md)
  sources: https://www.taskade.com/blog/github-history, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q364
- [GitHub](/record/github.md) | founder | Tom Preston-Werner | valid undated to present | conf 0.80 | valid | [clm_AB6F3306B466](/claim/clm_AB6F3306B466.md)
  sources: https://techcrunch.com/2013/08/19/github-co-founder-and-ceo-tom-preston-werner-to-speak-at-disrupt-sf/, https://www.taskade.com/blog/github-history, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q364

## Questions this record answers

### What is GitHub's current founder?

Tom Preston-Werner, undated on the record, from 2 secondary sources (techcrunch.com and taskade.com). The record asserts this claim as of November 3, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.80).


## Get this data

- JSON: /v1/entities/github/founder (this fact) · /v1/entities/github?predicates=founder (with the entity's coverage; add as_of=YYYY-MM-DD for a date)
- MCP: timeline(entity: "github", predicates: ["founder"]) for every dated value · fetch(id: "/record/github/founder.md") for this page
- Entity twin: /record/github.md · timeline: /timelines/github.md

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