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HighBeam? Research, Inc. operates the award-winning HighBeam Research Engine (www.highbeam.com) to enable individuals to conduct convenient online research. By combining an editorially selected collection of thousands of authoritative sources, including millions of credible free and paid articles, with tools to find, organize and share information, HighBeam offers an innovative and efficient approach to online research. The company is headquartered in Chicago and its advertising sales office is in New York.
Number of Employees 22
Contact Information
65 E. Wacker Place
Suite 400
Chicago, Illinois 60601
312 782 3900
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities: 541720
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Gale Acquires HighBeam For Online Research
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- 2008-12-16
Educational publisher Gale has bought HighBeam Research to further its development in user experience. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. HighBeam has long been a content provider for the Cengage Learning subsidiary, so Gale calls the acquisition a "natural extension of [its] user-focused strategy." HighBeam, which is best...
ContextWeb and HighBeam™ Research to Present at Direct Marketing Association 2005 Conference; ContextWeb's Jay Sears to Speak in Conjunction with HighBeam Research's Joe McWilliams
- 2005-10-14
NEW YORK -- ContextWeb, a leading provider of high-precision, real-time contextual advertising solutions, today announced that Vice President of Business Development and Publisher Relations Jay Sears will present at the Direct Marketing Association 2005 Conference (DMA05) taking place October 15-19, 2005, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Presenting...
HighBeam Research Named Best in Content Aggregation; Company Wins Prestigious SIIA Codie Award
- 2005-06-07
CHICAGO -- HighBeamTM Research, Inc. - operator of an online research engine for individuals (www.highbeam.com) that fills the gap between free search engines and high-end information services - won a 2005 Codie Award from The Software and Information Industry Association SIIA for "Best Content Aggregation Service." The HighBeam Research...
HighBeam Research Provides Complimentary Access for Supreme Court Justices, Members of the Cabinet and Members of Congress to Its Online Research Service
- 2005-04-28
CHICAGO -- Patrick Spain, founder, chairman and CEO of HighBeamTM Research, Inc., responded today to a congressman's recent allegation that there's something wrong with a member of the U.S. Supreme Court doing his own research on the Internet. In addition, the operator of an online research engine for individuals (www.highbeam.com)...
HighBeam Research Named 2005 Codie Awards Finalist; Research Engine up for Awards in Two Categories of SIIA Program
- 2005-01-19
CHICAGO -- HighBeamTM Research, Inc., operator of an online research engine for individuals (www.highbeam.com) that fills the gap between free search engines and high-end information services, today announced that the Software and Information Industry Association SIIA has named the HighBeam Research Engine as one of five 2005 Codie Awards finalists...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Patrick J. Spain | CEO |
| John Macartney | Chief Scientist |
| Kathleen Greenler Sexton | Vice President & CMO |
| Thomas M. Ballard | Vice President, Engineering & CTO |
| David Guttman | Vice President, Finance & Admin |
| Joseph McWilliams | Vice President, Advertising |
| Jodi Haefner | Marketing Manager |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Dorf | Board of Directors |
| Bruce Judson | Advisory Board Member |
| Don McLagan | Board of Directors |
| Gehan Talwatte | Advisory Board Member |
| Joseph Mansueto | Advisory Board Member |
| Mark Pattis | Advisory Board Member |
| Robert J Jordan | Board of Directors |
| Steve Vivian | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HighBeam Research, Inc. | CEO | Current |
| HighBeam Research, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Stockhouse Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Informedix, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Xceed Mortgage Corporation | Director | Current |
| Wits Basin Precious Minerals, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Smartanalyst, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Stockgroup Information Systems Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Hoover's, Inc. | CEO | Former |
| Hoover's, Inc. | vice president of advertising and e-commerce sales | Former |
| HighBeam Research, Inc. | Founder | Former |
| Hoover's, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Boston University | Doctorate | Former |
| University of Chicago | Bachelor of Arts | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HighBeam Research, Inc. | Chief Scientist | Current |
| Lotus Development Corporation | Former | |
| Unisys Corporation | Former | |
| La Salle University | Bachelor of Arts in computer science | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HighBeam Research, Inc. | Vice President & CMO | Current |
| Essential.Com, Inc. | vice president | Former |
| Boston College | Bachelor of Arts in communications | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HighBeam Research, Inc. | Vice President, Engineering & CTO | Current |
| Hoover's, Inc. | vice president of technology | Former |
| Southwest Texas State University | bachelor's degree in computer information systems | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HighBeam Research, Inc. | Vice President, Finance & Admin | Current |
| University of Pennsylvania | Former | |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | MBA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HighBeam Research, Inc. | Vice President, Advertising | Current |
| Hoover's, Inc. | Vice President, Sales | Former |
| The University of Tennessee | B.S., Communications | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HighBeam Research, Inc. | Marketing Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 1 Venture Partners | General Partner | Current |
| American Cancer Society, Inc. | member | Current |
| HighBeam Research, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Genesys Partners, Inc. | Management Advisor | Current |
| HighBeam Research, Inc. | Advisory Board Member | Current |
| Soliloquy, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Keepsmart.Com, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Yale School of Management | faculty fellow | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Compete, Inc. | CEO | Current |
| Compete, Inc. | President | Current |
| Compete, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| HighBeam Research, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lotus Development Corporation | Vice President | Former |
| Lotus Development Corporation | General Manager | Former |
| Harvard Business School | M.B.A. | Former |
| Trinity College | B.S. and B.S.M.E. degrees | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ascend Worldwide Ltd | Managing Director | Current |
| HighBeam Research, Inc. | Advisory Board Member | Current |
| DB Incorporated | Former | |
| Columbia University | MBA | Former |
| Swarthmore College | B.A. | Former |
Joe Mansueto founded Morningstar in 1984. He has served as chairman since the company's inception, and as chief executive officer from inception to 1996 and from 2000 to present. Mansueto received the 2007 Skip Viragh Award, sponsored by Rydex Investments and Financial Advisor magazine, which recognizes new and innovative services that positively impact the financial advisor community. Mansueto also received the 2007 Visionary Award and was one of 10 winners of the 2007 Chicago Innovation Award, sponsored by the Chicago Sun-Times and Kuczmarski & Associates. In November 2007 SmartMoney magazine recognized Mansueto in the "SmartMoney Power 30," its annual list of the top 30 most powerful forces in business and finance. He received the Distinguished Entrepreneurial Alumnus Award from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business in 2000. In 1993, he was given the KPMG Peat Marwick High Tech Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and in 1992 won the Rosenthal Award for Excellence in Investment Research from the University of Chicago. Before founding Morningstar, Mansueto was a securities analyst at Harris Associates. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Morningstar, Inc. | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Morningstar, Inc. | Founder | Current |
| The Folio: Publishing Summit | Owner, Mansueto Ventures Llc | Current |
| HighBeam Research, Inc. | Advisory Board Member | Current |
| Harris Associates | Analyst | Former |
| University of Chicago | master's degree in business administration | Former |
| University of Chicago Graduate School of Business | master's degree in business administration | Former |
| University of Chicago | bachelor's degree in business administration | Former |
| University of Chicago Graduate School of Business | Bachelor's Degree In Business | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HighBeam Research, Inc. | Advisory Board Member | Current |
| The Marmon Group, Inc. | Former | |
| Swarthmore College | bachelor's degree in economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad Venture Fund | CEO, Online Access | Current |
| Communityhealth | CEO | Current |
| Interimceo, Inc | Network Founder | Current |
| Redflash | Managing Partner | Current |
| Nomad Venture Fund | General Partner | Former |
| Clearcertification.Com | Current | |
| Economic Club of Chicago | Board of Directors | Current |
| HighBeam Research, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Communityhealth | Board of Directors | Current |
| Economic Club of Chicago | Member | Current |
| Interimceo, Inc | Managing Partner | Former |
| United Business Media plc | Former | |
| Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University | MBA | Former |
| University of Michigan | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HighBeam Research, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Prism Capital Corporation | Partner | Former |
| University of Illinois | M.B.A. | Former |
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