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“I never came close to quitting. I always knew the fundamentals of the Internet were going to win out." |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 22:18, 27 October 2007
Kevin P. Ryan is an internet executive and serial entrepreneur based in New York City's Silicon Alley. He is best known for his role as CEO at DoubleClick and its development into a multi-billion dollar company. During his tenure, the Silicon Alley Reporter named DoubleClick "New York Company of the Year" and Ryan was named one of the "50 Most Influential Business People" by Crain's New York Business. He is now a top executive in a suite of internet start-ups co-founded with Dwight Merriman and frequently appears as a speaker at industry events.
DoubleClick
Ryan joined DoubleClick in 1996. During his nine year stay, first as president and later as CEO, DoubleClick Inc. grew from a startup of 20 people to a global leader in the industry with more than 1500 employees. DoubleClick was sold in 2005 for $1.1 billion to Hellman and Friedman LLC, and Ryan stepped down from as CEO shortly thereafter. In April of 2007, DoubleClick was acquired by Google for $3.1 billion. [1]
New Companies & Investments
In 2005, after both leaving DoubleClick, Ryan and DoubleClick co-founder and CTO Dwight Merriman founded a pair of internet companies. He currently serves as CEO of ShopWiki, a shopping search engine and co-founder and board member of Panther Express, a content delivery network. In 2006, he conceived and co-founded MusicNation, an artist development company, and now serves as its Chairman. .[2] In addition, Ryan serves as Chairman of BrandAlley and is an investor in TheLadders. [3]
Ryan was also an early investor and board member of HotJobs (which was sold to Yahoo! for $450 million in 2002).
Early Career
While working at United Media, Ryan launched the Dilbert website, based on the popular comic strip created by Scott Adams.[4] Serving as Senior VP of Business and Finance, he helped lead a restructuring effort that increased United Media's profits fivefold.[5]
Additionally, Ryan spent time with Euro Disney in France, and as an investment banker with Prudential Investment Corporation in the US and the UK.[6]
Other
Ryan currently serves on the board of directors for Human Rights Watch. He's also a member of the INSEAD International Council, the Yale International Council and the Council on Foreign Relations.
In the past, he's been on the boards of the Direct Marketing Association, the Ad Council and NYC 2012 and the advisory board of Doctors Without Borders.
Personal
Ryan received a B.A. from Yale University in 1985 and his M.B.A. from INSEAD (The Business School for the World).
His brother, Sean Ryan, is the founder and CEO of Meez, a website that allows users to create their own 3D avatars, and was previously CEO of Listen.com, which was acquired by RealNetworks in 2003.
His other brother, Conor Kennedy Ryan, is the founder and President of NY boutique modeling agency MuseNYC.com
Quotes
From a 2007 interview with Venture Voice: [7]
“I can remember one week in the beginning of 2000 when the stock price, the value of our company went up by a billion dollars and I thought ‘this has got to be the beginning of the end here.’”
“I never came close to quitting. I always knew that the fundamentals of the Internet were going to win out."
See also
Notes
- ^ http://www.shopwiki.com/bios
- ^ http://www.ad-techparis.com/ad06paris/_en/biog_detail.shtml?id=436
- ^ http://www.theladders.com/press/abouttheladderspressdetail_042004
- ^ http://www.venturevoice.com/2007/04/kevin_ryan-doubleclick.html
- ^ http://www.newyorkbusiness-risingstars.com/profile.php?pageNum_profile_detail=30&year=6&pid=293
- ^ http://www.atnewyork.com/news/article.php/423421
- ^ http://www.venturevoice.com/2007/04/kevin_ryan-doubleclick.html