Vice President, Amazon Kindle
Greater Seattle Area
- Current
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- Vice President, Amazon Kindle at Amazon.com
- Past
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- Director, Tech Asst to CEO at Amazon.com
- Director, Mobile Services at Amazon.com
- Vice President, Mobile at RealNetworks
- General Manager, RBN at RealNetworks
- General Manager, Professional Services at RealNetworks
- Founder & President at Ian Freed Consulting
- Education
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- Harvard University
- Dartmouth College
- Connections
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- Industry
- Internet
- Websites
Ian Freed’s Summary
15+ years in software/Internet/tech/telecom business
Focused on developing new businesses both for existing technology/telecom companies and startups
Strong background in multimedia and wireless
Ian Freed’s Experience
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Vice President, Amazon Kindle
Amazon.com
(Public Company; AMZN; Internet industry)
August 2006 — Present (3 years 4 months)
Vice President
Kindle: Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device
Yes, we are HIRING for Kindle:
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*** business development
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Director, Tech Asst to CEO
Amazon.com
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; AMZN; Internet industry)
August 2005 — August 2006 (1 year 1 month)
Help CEO on business and technology strategy and operations
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Director, Mobile Services
Amazon.com
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; AMZN; Wireless industry)
November 2004 — August 2005 (10 months)
Development of enhanced wireless strategy for Amazon.com
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Vice President, Mobile
RealNetworks
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; RNWK; Wireless industry)
January 2001 — October 2004 (3 years 10 months)
Oversaw mobile/wireless software and services business including P&L responsibility, strategy, marketing, and business development
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General Manager, RBN
RealNetworks
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; RNWK; Internet industry)
January 1999 — December 2000 (2 years )
Oversaw Internet broadcast/streaming media service including P&L, strategy, marketing, business development, operations, and software development
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General Manager, Professional Services
RealNetworks
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; RNWK; Internet industry)
April 1997 — December 1998 (1 year 9 months)
Founded and oversaw professional services organization for building end-to-end streaming media and Internet broadcast solutions
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Founder & President
Ian Freed Consulting
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Networking industry)
January 1992 — April 1997 (5 years 4 months)
Founded and ran Internet, networking, and software development consulting firm with offices in Seattle, New York, and Moscow, Russia.
Ian Freed’s Education
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Harvard University
MPP , Science, Technology & Public Policy , 1988 — 1990
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Dartmouth College
B.A. , Physics , September 1981 — June 1985
Additional Information
Ian Freed’s Websites:
Ian Freed’s Groups:
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PC Forum 2006 -
RealNetworks Alumni -
Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (HKS) -
Dartmouth College Alumni -
Francis W. Parker Alumni Association
Ian Freed’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
