Joseph Terrence (Terry) Pittman
Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Media
BA, Journalism and Media/Art History/Musicology 1978-01-01 - 1980-01-01
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
self-directed studies - MIT OpenCourseWare, Innovation, Distributed Problem Solving 2005-01-01 - 2007-01-01
University of Chicago
None, Internet Law 2021-01-01 - 2022-03-01Work Experience
from Concept 2 Market.com
2009-03-01 - 2015-08-01
from Concept 2 Market.com
Interim consulting role
2010-07-01 - 2014-08-01
Interim consulting role
Hearst/Firstpaper,LLC
2009-04-01 - 2010-07-01
Hearst/Firstpaper,LLC
User-Experience & Consumer Insight
2008-10-01 - 2009-03-01
User-Experience & Consumer Insight
AOL - Global Planning and Operations
2008-01-01 - 2008-09-01
AOL - Global Planning and Operations
AOL - Products Division
2003-01-01 - 2007-01-01
AOL - Products Division
Postmodern Media
2001-01-01 - 2003-01-01
Postmodern Media
TRUSTe
1998-01-01 - 2003-01-01
TRUSTe
E-centives
1999-01-01 - 2001-01-01
E-centives
EarthLink
1996-01-01 - 1999-01-01
EarthLink
Skills
Summary
I am a digital media researcher and serial tech entrepreneur with the unique ability to identify emerging trends and markets ahead of the pack. Over the past 40 years, I've built a distinctive track record as an innovator - creating, launching and managing new products and services in the high tech, media and advertising industries. I've held leadership roles in global companies including Hearst, AOL Time Warner, Claritas - Nielsen, and CBS, as well as founding roles in entrepreneurial startups in Silicon Valley, New York City, and the Washington DC area. My goals: - Creating dramatically better new products and services that are intrinsically sharable and worth talking about - Cultivating business cultures that are obsessively focused on delighting customers, and enabling engaged, loyal and creative workers - Targeting and dominating market segments - Lifelong learning Specialties: - P&L responsibility and leadership in large companies and agile startups - Managing cross-functional teams through complex, dynamic environments - Information architecture and technology integration - Creating insight from diverse structured and unstructured information sources - Deep experience with advertising, subscription and blended revenue models
