Gaian
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- CEO at Gaia Interactive
- Past
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- Entrepreneur in Residence at Benchmark Captital
- COO at MyFamily.com
- Regional Vice President at AIG
- CEO at Cendant Japan
- Vice President, International Div at Cendant Corporation
- Various Positions at Cendant Corporation (CUC International)
- Education
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- Princeton University
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Craig Sherman’s Summary
During business hours, Craig lives in gaiaonline.com, the world's fastest growing online hangout for teens.
Craig Sherman’s Specialties:
general management, consumer services, marketing, internet
Craig Sherman’s Experience
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CEO
Gaia Interactive
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
May 2006 — Present (2 years 3 months)
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Entrepreneur in Residence
Benchmark Captital
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
April 2005 — April 2006 (1 year 1 month)
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COO
MyFamily.com
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Information Services industry)
March 2000 — March 2005 (5 years 1 month)
Craig was COO and CMO of MyFamily.com, where he helped grow the company from $23 Million to $140 Million in sales. During his tenure, Craig helped re-focus the company on its consumer subscription business and grew that from 200,000 to over 2 million subscriptions, taking the company from significant losses to profitability. He joined MyFamily.com through the company's acquisition of ThirdAge Media where he was first evp and gm and, after the merger, president.
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Regional Vice President
AIG
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AIG; Financial Services industry)
April 1999 — March 2000 (1 year)
Craig ran one $90mm AIG division; additionally, he ran all marketing (as well as all internet sites) for AIG in Japan and Korea, totalling over six billion dollars in annual sales. He quintupled the growth rate of his division and ran Japan's number one insurance website.
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CEO
Cendant Japan
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Consumer Services industry)
January 1998 — March 1999 (1 year 3 months)
Craig first architected and negotiated the creation of the joint venture company as an employee of Cendant Corporation, then worked as vice president of product and marketing, and subsequently became ceo. He helped grow it to 500,000 paying customers, $23mm in sales and operating profit in 3 years.
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Vice President, International Div
Cendant Corporation
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CD; Consumer Services industry)
October 1994 — June 1996 (1 year 9 months)
Craig negotiated licensing agreements and created joint ventures across Asia and Latin America.
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Various Positions
Cendant Corporation (CUC International)
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Consumer Services industry)
1991 — October 1994 (3 years)
financial analyst, product management, business development, call center operations, marketing
Craig Sherman’s Education
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Princeton University
AB,
graduated magna cum laude in East Asian Studies
- Activities and Societies:
- Business Today, Foundation for Student Communication, JASC (Japan America Student Conference)
Additional Information
Craig Sherman’s Websites:
Craig Sherman’s Groups:
Boards (or boards of advisors): logoworks.com, photobucket.com, netquote.com, homestead.com, singlefeed.com, kongregate.com
Investments: seekingalpha.com, zipcar, urbandaddy.com, scribd.com, roblox.com, kidzui.com, fafarazzi.com, zillow.com
