SAN FRANSISCO, Calif. (A.W.)—Armenian-American internet entrepreneur, activist, investor, and best-selling author Alexis Ohanian, who is best known for co-founding the social news website Reddit, announced on Dec. 29 that he is engaged to world-renown tennis superstar Serena Williams.
Williams, who has ranked world number one in tennis singles on six separate occasions by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), made the announcement in a Reddit post captioned “I said yes,” which Ohanian shared on Facebook.
Ohanian was born to Chris Ohanian, an Armenian-American who whose ancestors were Armenian Genocide survivors entered the U.S. as Syrian refugees, and a German-born mother, Anke. Ohanian first visited Armenia with the Kiva Microfunds non-profit organization. “I always wanted to connect with the homeland, but I finally got that chance in 2010 when I decided to leave Reddit to volunteer in Armenia with Kiva for four months,” he told 100 Lives, when the organization featured his profile in 2015.

Williams made the announcement in a Reddit post captioned ‘I said yes,’ which Ohanian shared on Facebook.
Ohanian teamed up with several like-minded people in Armenia and organized the first TEDx Yerevan where famous people share ideas on how to make the world a better place to live in.
Below is a video of Ohanian’s TEDx Yerevan talk.
Source: Armenian Weekly
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