American. That is how tech entrepreneur Jeff Atwood sees the staggering wealth inequality in the U.S. today. In response, he ...

Jeff Atwood, co-founder of the widely used developer forum Stack Overflow, announced his pledge in a January 7 blog post.

Jeff Atwood, co-founder of Stack Overflow, pledges to donate half his wealth within five years, starting with $1 million to eight nonprofits. His goal is to combat rising wealth inequality in the U.S.