Lawrence P. Organ

Lawrence P. Organ
Organ in December 2016
Born	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	York University
Occupation	CEO
Organization	Exact Data

Lawrence P. Organ (born November 1959) is a Canadian businessman. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Chicago, Illinois-based Exact Data. Organ has been an entrepreneur focused on the direct marketing industry since 1986 and is credited with starting a number of companies. He is best known for founding the internet properties of FastWeb and JobsOnline which today are owned, respectively, by Monster Worldwide and Acxiom Corporation.

In June, 2009 Organ was elected to the board of directors of Clearbrook, a Chicago not-for-profit organization benefiting 7,000 clients with developmental disabilities. Organ is also a member of the Killerspin Advisory Board.

Early life

Lawrence Organ was born in November 1959 to Leslie and Barbara Organ in Toronto Canada. His family is Jewish.

Education

Organ earned his B.A. from York University, Toronto, in 1985.

Controversy

Organ was the topic of a March 27, 2006 Forbes magazine article entitled You Can Surf But You Can't Hide[1] in which the author voiced privacy concerns over ResponderInfo, a product carried by ConsumerBase. That articles lead to discussions in privacy blogs [2] as well as direct marketing sources such as Digital Moses Confidential regarding the lines between privacy and commerce.

External links

• Exact Data Website
• Monster Worldwide, Inc. Website
• FastWeb, LLC Website
• JobsOnline Website
• Acxiom Corporation Website
• Forbes article on Larry Organ
• Article in ChiefMarketer written by Larry Organ
• Article in DM News written by Larry Organ
• Clearbrook Board of Directors