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Serena Williams' Husband: From Refugee Roots to Reddit Success

10/23/2025

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Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian met in 2015.
Ohanian's grandparents were Armenian genocide refugees, and he grew up in Maryland.
He initially studied computer science at the University of Virginia before switching to business, history, and commerce.
Ohanian co-founded MyMobileMenu, which failed, but later found success with Reddit, sold to Condé Nast in 2006.
He left day-to-day management in 2018 and resigned from the Reddit board in 2020, advocating for a Black successor after George Floyd's murder.

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Story summary

Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian met in 2015.
Ohanian's grandparents were Armenian genocide refugees, and he grew up in Maryland.
He initially studied computer science at the University of Virginia before switching to business, history, and commerce.
Ohanian co-founded MyMobileMenu, which failed, but later found success with Reddit, sold to Condé Nast in 2006.
He left day-to-day management in 2018 and resigned from the Reddit board in 2020, advocating for a Black successor after George Floyd's murder.