"Founders 4" is a fifth generation Californian and a third generation San Francisco Bay Area resident. He is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and was active in local politics during the 1960's. He has studied architecture and political science, and is an autodidact whose education continues apace. He speaks, with varying degrees of proficiency, Spanish, French, German, Russian and Dutch. He aspires to learn Mandarin Chinese.

A family man, Founders 4 has three children all of whom are wonderful and accomplished (NPOV).

Founders 4 expects to be around for awhile (no guarantees, though), since it has been common for family members to live well into their 90's. He will turn 90 in 2037.