Craig Eisler

Current

• GM, Mac Business Unit at Microsoft

Past

• General Manager at Microsoft
• SVP at AOL
• SVP & GM, AOL Wireless at AOL

• Senior Vice President, Platform Services at AOL
• CEO at Action Engine
• General Manager, Windows Media Platform Group at Microsoft
• Architect, Internet Multimedia at Microsoft
• Development Manager, DirectX at Microsoft
• Technical Evangelist at Microsoft
• Development Lead, Windows Tools at Watcom

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Education

• University of Waterloo

Recommended

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Connections

293 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Blog
• My Company

Craig Eisler’s Summary

Software executive with a strong track record of building high performing teams, launching large scale, high-impact software products and consistently delivering results.

Craig Eisler’s Specialties:

Technology related products and businesses: Mac, wireless, game technology, media; you name it, I'll give it a go.

Craig Eisler’s Experience

• GM, Mac Business Unit

  Microsoft

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

  June 2007 — Present (1 year 2 months)

• General Manager

  Microsoft

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

  March 2007 — May 2007 (3 months)

• SVP

  AOL

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TWX; Internet industry)

  November 2006 — February 2007 (4 months)

• SVP & GM, AOL Wireless

  AOL

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TWX; Wireless industry)

  May 2005 — October 2006 (1 year 6 months)

• Senior Vice President, Platform Services

  AOL

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TWX; Online Media industry)

  June 2004 — April 2005 (11 months)

• CEO

  Action Engine

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Wireless industry)

  January 2000 — March 2004 (4 years 3 months)

• General Manager, Windows Media Platform Group

  Microsoft

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

  April 1998 — January 2000 (1 year 10 months)

• Architect, Internet Multimedia

  Microsoft

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

  January 1997 — April 1998 (1 year 4 months)

• Development Manager, DirectX

  Microsoft

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

  June 1994 — January 1997 (2 years 8 months)

• Technical Evangelist

  Microsoft

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

  June 1993 — May 1994 (1 year)

• Development Lead, Windows Tools

  Watcom

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

  August 1990 — June 1993 (2 years 11 months)

Craig Eisler’s Education

• University of Waterloo

  BMath, Computer Science, Applied Math, 1984 — 1990

Additional Information

Craig Eisler’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Company

Craig Eisler’s Contact Settings

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