Amir Ashkenazi is an American-Israeli entrepreneur. He is the chief executive officer and founder of Switchboard and former CEO of Adap.tv, which was purchased by AOL for $405 million in 2013.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Ashkenazi co-founded Adap.tv in 2007 and was CEO until 2014.[7]

After the sale, the company became a division of AOL Platforms, of which Ashkenazi is president.[8] Before Adap.tv, he was co-founder and chief technology officer of Shopping.com, which was acquired by eBay for $620 million in 2005.

Education

Ashkenazi studied engineering and computer science at Tel-Aviv University.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Bye, Zoom: This smart new app is the future of online meetings". fastcompany.com. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  2. ↑ "MediaPost Publications Real-Time With Amir Ashkenazi, CEO Of Adap.tv, On Being Purchased By AOL 08/08/2013". Mediapost.com. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  3. ↑ "AOL Is Acquiring Video Ad Platform Adap.tv For $405M". TechCrunch. 2013-08-07. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  4. ↑ "Adapt.tv Investor: Why We Sold To AOL For $405 Million, Instead Of IPO". Forbes. 2013-08-08. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  5. ↑ "AOL Buys Web Ad Platform Adap.tv for $405 Million - WSJ.com". Online.wsj.com. 2013-08-07. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  6. ↑ "AOL buying Adap.tv for $405 million". Usatoday.com. 2013-08-07. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
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  9. ↑ Bloomberg Businessweek bio


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