New Media, Old Media, Politics and Marketing
Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Current
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- CEO at Genius Rocket (www.geniusrocket.com)
- BOD at AirAmerica Media
- BOD at Spectrum K-!2
- Chairman at New Leaders Council (NLC)
- BOD at Day Software
- Past
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- Managing Partner at Ruxton Ventures, LLC
- Founding CEO at Air America Radio
- BOD Member at Blackboard Inc.
- Investor at IndustryBrains
- Head of Internet Strategy at John Kerry for President
- Chief Technology Advisor at Democratic National Committee
- CEO then Chairman at VerticalNet
- Sr.VP, Corporate Officer at America Online, Inc.
- President at GEnie (part of GE)
- Director, New Business Development at HBO
- Anchorman and News Director at WDTV Television (CBS TV Affiliate)
- Education
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- Harvard Business School
- Union College
- St. Paul's School
- Recommended
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- Industry
- Online Media
Mark Walsh’s Summary
Media and technology and politics. Not necessarily in that order.
Mark Walsh’s Specialties:
High Growth situations
Mark Walsh’s Experience
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CEO
Genius Rocket (www.geniusrocket.com)
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)
A platform for crowdsourcing of advertising, creativity and big ideas
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BOD
AirAmerica Media
(Privately Held; Broadcast Media industry)
2006 — Present (3 years )
The new incarnation of Air America Radio.
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BOD
Spectrum K-!2
(Online Media industry)
2004 — Present (5 years )
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Chairman
New Leaders Council (NLC)
(Political Organization industry)
2004 — Present (5 years )
A not for profit educational and networking organization identifying and training the next generation of progressive leadership
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BOD
Day Software
(Online Media industry)
2000 — Present (9 years )
Also on Audit and Comp Committees.
Day is a publicly traded Swiss technology company, focusing on Content Management Software and services -
Managing Partner
Ruxton Ventures, LLC
(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
January 2003 — June 2007 (4 years 6 months)
I invest in and/or serve on the board of a relatively eclectic group of opportunities. I have had some real good ones, and some less good ones. I am always intersted in learning about new opportunities.
here are links to some of my investments:
http://www.industrybrains.com/
http://www.nutrisystem.com
http://www.arpuinc.com/index.htm
http://www.transactis.com/
http://www.hookandladderbeer.com
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Founding CEO
Air America Radio
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
October 2003 — April 2004 (7 months)
Launched in late March of 2004. Very troublesome start.
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BOD Member
Blackboard Inc.
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; BBBB; Online Media industry)
2000 — 2004 (4 years )
Chair of Compensation Committee
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Investor
IndustryBrains
(Online Media industry)
2000 — 2004 (4 years )
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Head of Internet Strategy
John Kerry for President
(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Political Organization industry)
June 2003 — September 2003 (4 months)
Working for Kerry, helping set up the campaign's web efforts and outreach.
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Chief Technology Advisor
Democratic National Committee
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Political Organization industry)
December 2001 — September 2002 (10 months)
Fascinating and educational.
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CEO then Chairman
VerticalNet
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; VERT; Internet industry)
August 1997 — August 2001 (4 years 1 month)
Great company
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Sr.VP, Corporate Officer
America Online, Inc.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; TW; Internet industry)
April 1995 — August 1997 (2 years 5 months)
Created and ran the business-to-business efforts at AOL. Arrived there as head of their internet businesses and initiatives.
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President
GEnie (part of GE)
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; GE; Online Media industry)
April 1994 — April 1995 (1 year 1 month)
Ran GE's online division
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Director, New Business Development
HBO
(Online Media industry)
1980 — 1984 (4 years )
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Anchorman and News Director
WDTV Television (CBS TV Affiliate)
(Broadcast Media industry)
1976 — 1978 (2 years )
Youngest News Director for a Network Affiliate in the country.
Mark Walsh’s Education
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Harvard Business School
MBA , 1978 — 1980
- Activities and Societies:
- Editor in Chief, HarBus Newspaper
HBS Show (two years)
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Union College
BA , American Studies , 1972 — 1976
- Activities and Societies:
- Varsity Lacrosse
Mountebanks Theater Group
Kappa Alpha Society
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St. Paul's School
Additional Information
Mark Walsh’s Groups:
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The DEMO Conference -
AOLAlumni -
NetSquared -
Advertising Professional -
The Internet Marketing Conference (IMC) Group -
Harvard University Alumni -
Harvard Business School Alumni Network -
ThoseinMedia -
General Electric Alumni -
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Network -
Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators -
American Association of Political Consultants -
New Media, Social Media, and Social Networking Participants -
Blackboard Alumni Network -
Green -
Semantic Marketing -
Harvard Business School Alumni -
AOL CONNECTIONS -
Progressive Communicators of Washington, D.C. -
Sustainable Brands -
The Kappa Alpha Society -
WASHINGTON DC CONNECTIONS -
brandhackers -
Brand Management -
Online Travel Technology -
Union College Alumni Group -
TED: Ideas Worth Spreading -
Brown University Men's Lacrosse -
GreenBiz.com -- Green Business Professionals -
M2Moms - Marketing To Moms -
Northern Virginia Technology Council -
Government 2.0 Club -
Technology -
Entrepreneurs & Small Business Leaders
Mark Walsh’s Honors:
Washingtonian Magazine's 2009 Tech Titan 100 awardee
Mark Walsh’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
