Brad Goldberg

Brad Goldberg

CEO, Online Business at Peak6

Greater Seattle Area

Current
  • CEO, Online Business at Peak6
Past
  • General Manager, Search Business Group at Microsoft
  • General Manager, Windows Product Management at Microsoft
  • General Manager, Windows Professional Business Unit at Microsoft
  • General Manager, Server and Tools Product Management at Microsoft
  • Director, Server Strategy at Microsoft
  • Group Product Manager, SQL Server at Microsoft
  • Lead Product Manager, Visual C++ at Microsoft
  • Product Manager, Visual C++ at Microsoft
  • Business Analyst/Associate at A.T. Kearney
  • Assistant to the President at Nippon Tectron Company, Ltd
Education
  • Harvard Business School
  • Inter-University Center For Japanese Language Studies
  • Amherst College
  • Nanzan University
  • International Christian University
  • Latin School of Chicago
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Internet

Brad Goldberg’s Experience

  • CEO, Online Business

    Peak6

    (Privately Held; Financial Services industry)

    January 2009Present (11 months)

  • General Manager, Search Business Group

    Microsoft

    (Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

    February 2007December 2008 (1 year 11 months)

    Lead product management, consumer marketing, distribution, revenue/yield management and global business strategy for Live Search, Live Search Cashback, and MSN shopping.

  • General Manager, Windows Product Management

    Microsoft

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

    May 2005February 2007 (1 year 10 months)

    Led product management organization for Windows, Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, and Mobile PCs

  • General Manager, Windows Professional Business Unit

    Microsoft

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

    September 2003May 2005 (1 year 9 months)

    Led worldwide marketing and product management for $5 billion Windows Professional business.

  • General Manager, Server and Tools Product Management

    Microsoft

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

    August 2002September 2003 (1 year 2 months)

    Led product planning, PR, branding, sales strategy and pricing for newly formed $7 billion Server and Tools P&L.

  • Director, Server Strategy

    Microsoft

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

    June 2000August 2002 (2 years 3 months)

    Built team to develop strategy to grow the server business from $2 billion in 2001 to $10 billion by 2006

  • Group Product Manager, SQL Server

    Microsoft

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

    August 1999June 2000 (11 months)

    Led business stratey, competitive analysis, pricing and international marketing for SQL Server.

  • Lead Product Manager, Visual C++

    Microsoft

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

    July 1998August 1999 (1 year 2 months)

    Led Visual C++ and Java product management and marketing teams.

  • Product Manager, Visual C++

    Microsoft

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

    September 1997July 1998 (11 months)

    Led business management, launch planning, and business development for Visual C++.

  • Business Analyst/Associate

    A.T. Kearney

    (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Management Consulting industry)

    May 1993July 1995 (2 years 3 months)

    Consulted Fortune 500 Companies on strategic, marketing, and operational issues.

  • Assistant to the President

    Nippon Tectron Company, Ltd

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

    August 1992March 1993 (8 months)

    First non-Japanese employee to be hired in company's 22 year history.


Brad Goldberg’s Education

  • Harvard Business School

    MBA , 19951997

    Earned Master in Business Administration. Awarded Second Year Honors.

  • Inter-University Center For Japanese Language Studies

    Japanese 19911992

    Completed intensive ten month Japanese language program. Passed highest level of The Japanese Proficiency Test certifiying fluency in Japanese.

  • Amherst College

    B.A. , Economics , 19871991

    Earched Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. Competed in Slalom and Giant Slalom for Varsity Ski Team.

  • Nanzan University

    Japanese 19891990

    Completed Fall Semester abroad

  • International Christian University

    Japanese 19891989

    Completed intensive Summer program in Japanese language.

  • Latin School of Chicago


Additional Information

Brad Goldberg’s Interests:

cooking, yoga, and barefoot water-skiing

Brad Goldberg’s Groups:

  •    Linked:Seattle
  •    Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo
  •    Microsoft Employees
  •    Online Advertising Professionals
  •    Amherst College Alumni and Friends
  •    Search Engine Land
  •    Harvard Business School Alumni
  •    The Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies (IUC)
  •    Latin School of Chicago Alumni
  •    Seattle Area Startups

Brad Goldberg’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • career opportunities
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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