
President Online at Current
San Francisco Bay Area

President Online at Current
San Francisco Bay Area
General management executive with experience in marketing, product management, business development, overall P&L management.
Consumer internet services, online advertising, search, local search, vertical search, online communities, product management, marketing, monetization, customer acquisition, public relations, business development
(Privately Held; Broadcast Media industry)
February 2009 — Present (10 months)
Head of online division for Current Media. Current includes Current TV, the Emmy Award-winning TV network that reaches 58 million households, and Current.com, reaching 7 million monthly online users. I lead the company’s consumer engagement and monetization initiatives for online, mobile, and emerging delivery platforms.
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
Zvents is a local search and advertising network with hundreds of web and mobile partners, featuring event listings to promote local business. The company allows local merchants, retailers, and service providers to submit both free and paid listing into its network, providing them with a highly targeted and dynamic marketing channel to local consumers.
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
August 2007 — December 2008 (1 year 5 months)
Head of product management, marketing, and customer operations for rapidly-growing advertising marketplace backed by Sequoia Capital. AdBrite has created a simple and more effective advertising exchange for advertisers and publishers of all sizes, leveraging a large distribution network, advanced targeting technologies, and a simple self-serve interface.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; YHOO; Internet industry)
2003 — 2007 (4 years )
VP and general manager for Yahoo! local search, yellow pages, maps, city guides, real estate, classifieds. Led creation of Yahoo! Local and its growth to the largest online local destination at 20 million monthly unique users. Negotiated series of local advertising partnerships and built self-serve listings products that drove 6x increase in revenue over 5 years. Overall P&L, strategy, product management and business development oversight.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; ET; Financial Services industry)
1998 — 2003 (5 years )
Held a number of management positions at E*TRADE. As Director of Online Marketing, drove record-setting growth in online customer acquisition by establishing performance media partnerships in the era before search marketing. As VP of Product Management, Paul led the evolution of E*TRADE’s brokerage product line, including the Power E*TRADE program for active traders. Won first-ever Chairman's Award in 2001.
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; INTU; Internet industry)
1996 — 1997 (1 year )
(Management Consulting industry)
1994 — 1996 (2 years )
(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Management Consulting industry)
1992 — 1994 (2 years )
MBA , 1996 — 1998
MBA , 1996 — 1998
BA , 1988 — 1992