Decision Makers
Board of Directors
"Dr. Magid Abraham is president, CEO and co-founder of comScore, Inc. Prior to co-founding comScore, Dr. Abraham was founder and CEO of Paragren Technologies, Inc., which specialized in delivering large scale Customer Relationship Marketing (CRM) systems for strategic and target marketing. Paragren's customer base included large consumer marketing companies in the telecommunications, financial services, travel and retail industries. Paragren is now part of Siebel Systems.
Before founding Paragren, Dr. Abraham was president and COO of Information Resources, Inc., a major international research company, which he led through a period of rapid growth in revenues, market share and profit. Throughout his IRI career, Dr. Abraham was a prolific innovator who designed a number of pioneering marketing applications that became standards of CPG marketing practice.
Dr. Abraham is a widely recognized expert on consumer modeling and decision support systems. He has authored several articles in the Harvard Business Review and Marketing Science. He has received the Paul Green award by the American Marketing Association (AMA) for the ""best article that shows or demonstrates the most potential to contribute to the practice of marketing research and research in marketing,"" and the AMA’s William F. O’Dell Award for an article “that has made the most significant long-term contribution to the marketing discipline.” Dr. Abraham has given numerous speeches on marketing subjects in various industry conferences and forums. In 2008, Dr. Abraham was named an Ernst & Young® Entrepreneur of the Year.
Dr. Abraham received a Ph.D. in Operations Research and an M.B.A. from MIT. He also holds an Engineering degree from the Ecole Polytechnique, France's premier science and engineering school.
"
"Christiana Lin brings to comScore more than a decade of experience in corporate, technology and intellectual property law, and technology-related public policy issues. She advises the company on all legal matters, including strategic corporate initiatives, technology alliances, business transactions and intellectual property protection. As Chief Privacy Officer, Ms. Lin is responsible for establishing the company's privacy and data security policies, overseeing the implementation of such policies, and educating legislators, the press, industry and consumer groups and the general public about the company's approach and commitments to consumer privacy.
While in private practice, Ms. Lin worked extensively with telecommunications service providers, broadcast companies and Internet businesses. She represented and advised clients on mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships, matters before the Federal Communications Commission, and in appellate court proceedings. She also counseled clients on privacy matters and the management of intellectual property assets.
Ms. Lin held a number of government positions, both at the Department of Defense and the White House, focused on coordinating the legislative and public relations efforts associated with critical technology and economic programs. This experience included working with foreign governments on a broad variety of initiatives.
Ms. Lin holds a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center, and a B.A. in Political Science from Yale University. She is a member of the District of Columbia, New Jersey, New York and Virginia Bars.
"
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| comScore, Inc. |
Chief Privacy Officer & General Counsel |
Current |
| Georgetown University Law Center |
J.D. |
Former |
| Yale University |
B.A. In Political Science |
Former |
"Greg Dale brings to comScore strong leadership and years of expertise in technology implementation, Internet technology, large database management as well as product design. As one of comScore’s first employees, Mr. Dale played a critical role in the creation of the world’s largest representative, continuously monitored consumer panel.
Prior to joining comScore Networks, Mr. Dale served as Vice President of Client Service at Paragren Technologies, where he forged key partnerships that advanced CRM techniques with key clients such as Ameritech, Bell Canada, and Procter & Gamble.
Previously, Mr. Dale demonstrated his leadership skills in numerous positions at Information Resources, Inc., a major international research company, where he developed key client relationships by providing advanced analytical services and consumer response analyses for marketing and sales applications. This included designing and implementing new reporting and measurement methods to analyze trade promotion effectiveness for sales executives in the consumer packaged goods industry.
Mr. Dale received a B.S. in Industrial Management from Purdue University.
"
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Tarpey was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Objectvideo, Inc., a Reston, Virginia-based provider of video surveillance software, from 2003 until April 2009. From 2002 until 2003, Mr. Tarpey was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Ai Metrix, Inc., a Herndon, Virginia- based provider of network optimization software. From 1997 until 2001, Mr. Tarpey was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Proxicom, a NASDAQ-listed Internet business consulting and development company. Mr. Tarpey holds an M.B.A. from Babson College and a B.A. from College of the Holy Cross.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| comScore, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Ai Metrix, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Former |
| Objectvideo |
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Ai Metrix, Inc. |
Treasurer |
Former |
| Babson College |
MBA |
Former |
| College of the Holy Cross |
B.A. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| comScore, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Indus Analysis & Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| comScore, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Human Capital |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| comScore, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Media & Entertainment Solution |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| comScore, Inc. |
Vice President, Media & Entertainment Solutions |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| comScore, Inc. |
Marketing Communications Manager & Senior Industry Analyst |
Current |
| comScore, Inc. |
Media Coordinator |
Former |
| Duke University |
B.A., Public Policy Studies |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Jingle Networks, Inc |
CEO |
Current |
| Mochi Media, Inc. |
CEO |
Current |
| FREE411 |
CEO |
Current |
| Jingle Networks, Inc |
President |
Current |
| comScore, Inc. |
|
Current |
| FREE411 |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| M-Factor, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Garrick Enterprises, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Personiva |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Adaptiveads |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Placeware, Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Wine.com, Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| A.K.A. Gourmet |
President & CEO |
Former |
| Wine.com, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Placeware, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| CMGI, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Placeware, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Advertising Research Foundation |
Board Member |
Former |
| Purdue University |
Master's Degree In Management |
Former |
| Purdue University |
Bachelor's Degrees In Mathematics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| comScore, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Strategic Research Corporation |
CEO |
Former |
| Brandsolutions, Inc. |
Managing Director |
Former |
| Harvard Business Publishing |
|
Former |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst |
B.A. in Business Administration |
Former |
"Gian Fulgoni is executive chairman and co-founder of comScore, Inc. Mr. Fulgoni brings more than 30 years of leadership experience to the comScore team. From 1981 to 1998 he served as president and CEO of Information Resources, Inc. (IRI), the international market research company, where he grew the firm’s revenues at an annual compound rate of 40 percent to levels in excess of $500 million per year. In 1996, IRI was recognized by Advertising Age as the largest U.S. market research company.
Long involved with the growth of hugely successful technology businesses, Mr. Fulgoni served on the boards of U.S. Robotics, Platinum Technology and YesMail.com prior to their respective acquisitions by 3Com, Computer Associates and CMGI in multi-billion dollar transactions. Today, Mr. Fulgoni serves on the boards of PetMed Express (NASDAQ:PETS), the country's leading pet pharmacy, and The Advertising Research Foundation.
Mr. Fulgoni has been the recipient of numerous industry awards: In 1991 and again in 2004, Mr. Fulgoni was named Illinois Entrepreneur of the Year, the only person to have twice received that honor. In 1991, he received the Wall Street Transcript Award for outstanding contributions as CEO in enhancing the overall value of IRI to the benefit of its shareholders. In 2008, Mr. Fulgoni was inducted into the Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame, joining such luminaries as Leonard Lavin, founder of Alberto Culver and Gordon Segal, founder of Crate & Barrel. Also in 2008, Mr. Fulgoni was named an Ernst & Young® Entrepreneur of the Year.
Educated in the U.K., Mr. Fulgoni holds a master’s degree in Marketing and a B.S. in Physics.
"
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Itemfield, Inc. |
Partner, Accel Ventures |
Current |
| Loyalty Matrix, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Njini, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Streambase, Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Solarflare, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Double Fusion Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Responsys, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Qliktech, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| comScore, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Trans-Tech, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Itemfield, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Accel Partners |
Investor |
Current |
| Informix |
General Manager, Data Warehouse Business Development Unit |
Former |
| Accel Partners |
General Partner |
Former |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc. |
Team Member |
Former |
| Lucasfilm, Ltd. |
worked in the computer division |
Former |
| Information Technologies, Inc. |
executive marketing and sales positions |
Former |
| SupportSoft, Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| Stanford University |
MBA |
Former |
| Stanford Company |
MBA |
Former |
| Columbia University |
MBA |
Former |
| Columbia University |
BA |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Union Square Ventures |
Founder |
Current |
| Pehub |
|
Current |
| Digital, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Tacoda Systems, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Return Path, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Bigfoot Interactive, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| comScore, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Union Square Ventures |
General Partner |
Current |
| Flatiron Partners |
Managing Partner |
Former |
| Euclid Sr Partners |
General Partner |
Former |
| Euclid Sr Partners |
Associate |
Former |
| University of Pennsylvania |
|
Former |
| Yoyodyne |
Investor |
Former |
| Multex, Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| TheStreet.com, Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania |
MBA |
Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science |
Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
SB |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Topspin Partners |
CEO |
Current |
| The Top Spin |
Founder |
Current |
| Topspin Partners |
Founder |
Former |
| Topspin Partners |
Chairman |
Current |
| AptarGroup, Inc. |
Chair |
Current |
| comScore, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| CosmoCom, Inc. |
Advisor, Board of Directors |
Current |
| Usbx Advisory Services LLC |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Symbol Technologies, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Hofstra University |
Board of Trustees |
Current |
| Passport Systems Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| The Security Group Corp |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Topspin Partners |
Senior Managing Director |
Former |
| Topspin Partners |
Managing Partner |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
Faculty |
Former |
| Ford Foundation |
Fellow |
Former |
| Honeywell Corporation |
|
Former |
| Hofstra University |
Chairman |
Former |
| Pittway Corporation |
Chairman |
Former |
| Honeywell International Inc. |
chairman |
Former |
| Pittway Corporation |
Vice Chairman of the Board |
Former |
| Cylink Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Harvard Business School |
Doctorate |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
Mba |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
BA in physics |
Former |
| Harvard College |
A.B. In Physics |
Former |
| Hofstra University |
member |
Former |
Mike Santer is an entrepreneur who has started several successful technology companies with a focus in networking infrastructure firms. He is currently Co-Chairman of SVIC, an operating company that originates and develops network infrastructure applications and services companies. Mike serves on the Board of infrastructure firm comScore Networks and he has served on the board of Yesmail.com, a publicly traded company (YESM) that was acquired by CMGI. Mike received an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BS degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Dayton.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zero-Knowledge |
Co-Chairman, Svic |
Current |
| Synomos |
Co-Chairman |
Current |
| Svic |
Co-Chairman |
Current |
| comScore, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Svic |
Co-founder |
Former |
| Platinum Venture Partners, Inc. |
Partner |
Former |
| ArcSight, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| YesMail, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University |
Mba |
Former |
| Northwestern University |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| University of Dayton |
BS Degree In Management Information Systems |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Adams Street Partners, LLC |
Board Member |
Current |
| Illinois Venture Capital Association |
Board Member |
Current |
| comScore, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Pathscale, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Luminary Micro |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Adams Street Partners, LLC |
Partner |
Former |
| Hewlett-Packard Company |
*Marketing and Sales |
Former |
| National Semiconductor Corporation |
*Marketing and Sales |
Former |
| DepoTech Corporation |
Key Investor |
Former |
| Jefferson Wells International, Inc. |
Key Investor |
Former |
| Harris Interactive Inc. |
Key Investor |
Former |
| Wall Data |
Key Investor |
Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
S.B. in Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| MIT Sloan School of Management |
SM |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Signature Systems, LLC |
Partner |
Current |
| Henderson & Everett |
|
Current |
| Gms, Inc. |
chairman |
Current |
| Chinaloop |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| comScore, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Acxiom Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| National Marrow Donor Program |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| USPS |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| NetFlix, Inc. |
Chief Operations Officer |
Former |
| USPS |
Vice President |
Former |
| Tulane University |
Aassociate Provost |
Former |
| Texas A&M University |
Ph.D. In Counseling Psychology |
Former |
| The University of Houston |
Master’S Degree |
Former |
| Lamar University |
Graduate |
Former |
| The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Undergraduate Degree |
Former |
| The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Degree In Industrial Relations |
Former |
| NetFlix, Inc. |
Team Member |
Former |
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