VP Patient Engagement at The HealthCentral Network
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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- Industry Advisory Board Member at National Space Biomedical Research Institute
- EVP Patient Engagement at The HealthCentral Network
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- President and Co-Founder at MedTrackAlert
- Board Member at Louisville Science Center
- SVP, Research and Intelligence at CNET Networks
- SVP & General Manager, Business-to-Business Portfolio at CNET Networks
- VP Online Community Research at TechRepublic.com (subsidiary of Gartner)
- CEO at Gartner Institute
- Director, Advanced Development Group at Accenture Ltd
- Education
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Miami University
- Allegheny College
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Ted Smith’s Summary
Have been in the technology and media industry since leaving my post-doc at MIT. Spent five years at Accenture helping them figure out how to use technology to replace classroom training courses. Then left to run a start-up affiliated with Gartner. Built and managed a syndicated research business for Gartner and then left to join the management of TechRepublic when Gartner acquired them. I was working with the TechRepublic brand and then the ZDNet brand since 2000. Joined the management team at CNET Networks in 2001 when they acquired the business from Gartner. Was responsible for the P&L and product directions for www.zdnet.com, www.techrepublic.com and www.bnet.com for two years. in May 2006, I was asked to lead research for the company and after creating some unique programs around consumer media dynamics with business intelligence and social networking, I found my passion in the consumer issues in online healthcare. To pursue this passion I co-founded and served as President of MedTrackAlert.com which was acquired by Health Central in 2008 where I work today on advanced user engagement programs. I also serve as a Senior Research Fellow for the Armstrong Interactive Media Studies program with a focus on social media as it intersects with consumer media and marketing.
My formal education is in Cognitive Science with both a MA and Ph.D. in Cognitive Science. Designed and managed a virtual environment experiment which flew onboard the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1998. Have one patent in real-time 3-D visualization applications in learning.
Ted Smith’s Specialties:
Interactive Media Product Management/Marketing, Market Research, Online Consumer Health care, Social Networking and Advertising. Social Media, Political fund raising online. Non profit fund raising online. Lead Generation, Behavioral and Pyschographic Data Models
Ted Smith’s Experience
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Industry Advisory Board Member
National Space Biomedical Research Institute
(Online Media industry)
2009 — Present (less than a year)
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EVP Patient Engagement
The HealthCentral Network
(Privately Held; Online Media industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)
Responsible outbound/engagement media and user analytics for consumer health content.
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President and Co-Founder
MedTrackAlert
(Privately Held; Online Media industry)
January 2007 — May 2008 (1 year 5 months)
I formed this company with a few good friends from TechRepublic and CNET in pursuit of a new passion of mine: fueling the consumer empowerment in healthcare. My simple idea was to make it easy for consumers to get any news of discoveries or issues with the medicines they take everyday for chronic conditions.
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Board Member
Louisville Science Center
(Online Media industry)
2006 — 2008 (2 years )
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SVP, Research and Intelligence
CNET Networks
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; CNET; Online Media industry)
May 2006 — January 2007 (9 months)
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SVP & General Manager, Business-to-Business Portfolio
CNET Networks
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; CNET; Online Media industry)
July 2001 — April 2006 (4 years 10 months)
Responsible for research-based product offerings as well as creating market demand for interactive content used by business professionals.
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VP Online Community Research
TechRepublic.com (subsidiary of Gartner)
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; IT; Publishing industry)
July 2000 — June 2001 (1 year )
Joined the senior management team and developed a line of business in custom market research. Designed and executed over 70 online surveys of Technology professionals each year.
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CEO
Gartner Institute
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 1999 — June 2000 (1 year 2 months)
Joined this Gartner Group affiliate as VP of Product Development and became CEO. The company developed research on the IT Workforce and job certification programs. The company dissolved when Gartner acquired TechRepublic.com
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Director, Advanced Development Group
Accenture Ltd
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Management Consulting industry)
September 1995 — April 1999 (3 years 8 months)
Ted Smith’s Education
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Post-Doc , Cognitive Science , 1992 — 1994
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- Performed my post-doctoral studies at the Man-Vehicle Lab in AeroAstro. Conducted research on virtual envrionments and human perception funded by NASA and also conducted intial research into the use of GPS for general aviation funded by FAA.
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Miami University
Ph.D. , Cognitive Science , 1988 — 1992
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- Developed a new psychophysical measurement method to evaluate virtual envrionments and simulators. Expertise in cognitive systems and measurement. Was awarded one of the competitive NASA Graduate Fellowships from 1989-1992.
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Allegheny College
B.S. , BioPsychology , 1984 — 1988
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- Conducted medical research at the Harvard Medical School and at the University of Pittsburgh.
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Ted Smith’s Interests:
Online advertising, social media, search marketing, online fundraising, science literacy, behavioral economics, cognitive neuroscience,
Ted Smith’s Honors:
NASA Graduate Fellow 1989-92
U.S. Patent - Visualization Tool for Object Oriented development
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