Bryan Lamkin

Bryan Lamkin

Senior Vice President, Applications at Yahoo!

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • Senior Vice President of Applications at Yahoo!
Past
Education
  • University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business
  • University of California, Berkeley
Connections
229 connections
Industry
Internet

Bryan Lamkin’s Summary

Bryan joined Yahoo! in April of 2009 as Senior Vice President of Global Applications, responsible for Yahoo! Mail, Zimbra, Flickr, Messenger, Groups and Answers.

Prior to joining Yahoo! Bryan served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Creative Solutions, Adobe’s largest business unit, where he led product strategy, marketing and product development for Adobe’s flagship software applications, including Photoshop, the Creative Suite, Dreamweaver, Flash and Illustrator.

In his 14 years at Adobe Systems, Bryan held key management positions including Senior Vice President and General Manager, Digital Imaging and Video and Vice President of Marketing, Professional Publishing Solutions. He was responsible for new product development and marketing as well as the acquisition and product integration strategies that established Adobe’s overwhelming leadership in digital imaging and multimedia and web publishing.

Bryan Lamkin’s Specialties:

Executive leadership, general management, product strategy, marketing strategy, positioning, mergers & acquisitions, software marketing, go-to-market strategy, new product development, strategic alliances


Bryan Lamkin’s Experience

  • Senior Vice President of Applications

    Yahoo!

    (Public Company; YHOO; Internet industry)

    April 2009Present (8 months)

    Manage Global Applications business for Yahoo! Mail, Zimbra, Messenger, Flickr, Groups and Answers

  • Executive in Residence

    Sutter Hill Ventures

    (Partnership; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

    May 2008April 2009 (1 year )

    Review and advise portfolio companies and analyze new investment opportunities for leading venture capital firm

  • Executive in Residence

    New Enterprise Associates

    (Partnership; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

    June 2008November 2008 (6 months)

    Review and advise portfolio companies and analyze new investment opportunities for leading venture capital firm

  • Senior Vice President & General Manager, Creative Solutions Business Unit

    Adobe Systems

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; ADBE; Computer Software industry)

    May 2005March 2006 (11 months)

  • Senior Vice President & General Manager, Digital Imaging and Video

    Adobe Systems

    (Public Company; ADBE; Computer Software industry)

    February 2003January 2005 (2 years )

  • Senior Vice President & General Manager, Graphics Products

    Adobe Systems

    (Public Company; ADBE; Computer Software industry)

    February 2001January 2003 (2 years )

  • VP Marketing and Various

    Adobe Systems

    (Public Company; ADBE; Computer Software industry)

    February 1992January 2001 (9 years )

  • Product Manager, Harvard Graphics

    Software Publishing Corporation

    (Public Company; SPCO; Computer Software industry)

    August 1990February 1992 (1 year 7 months)

  • Product Localization Manager

    Software Publishing Corporation

    (Public Company; SPCO; Computer Software industry)

    June 1986August 1988 (2 years 3 months)


Bryan Lamkin’s Education

  • University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business

    Masters of Business Administration , 19881990

  • University of California, Berkeley

    Bachelor of Arts , 19831986

    Activities and Societies:
    Summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society

Additional Information

Bryan Lamkin’s Groups:

  •    Haas/Berkeley Alumni
  •    Adobe Alumni
  •    The Betty Ford Tennis Clinic

Bryan Lamkin’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • career opportunities
  • new ventures
  • business deals
  • getting back in touch

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