Jon Oringer (born May 2, 1974) is an American programmer, photographer, and billionaire businessman, best known as the founder and CEO of Shutterstock, a stock media company headquartered in New York City.

[12] He began learning computer programming in elementary school,[1][12] using his Apple IIe to code "simple games and plug-ins for bulletin board systems.

[13] Attending Scarsdale High School from 1988 to 1992,[14] by the age of fifteen Oringer was teaching guitar lessons,[15] later moving on to fixing computers out of his parents house[3] when he realized it was more lucrative.

[12] Funding Shutterstock entirely with his savings,[3] Oringer rented a 600-square-foot office in New York for the company[1] and initially handled all roles himself, including customer service.

[11] Stock value over the ensuing year increased considerably, and on June 28, 2013,[11] Andre Sequin, an analyst at RBC Capital Market,[11] announced Oringer as the "first billionaire to come out of Silicon Alley - New York's thriving tech sector.

[21] In January 2015, Oringer oversaw Shutterstock's acquisition of both Rex Features, Europe's largest independent photo press agency,[22] and PremiumBeat,[22][23] a stock music and sound effects service.

[25] Oringer has been recognized with a number of business awards, and in 2009 he was selected 41st on the Silicon Alley 100, an annual list of the 100 most influential entrepreneurs, investors, executives, and technologists in Manhattan.