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ShareThis believes that sharing should be for everyone.
It is becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with the growing number of web sites and social
web communities. ShareThis lets you instantly access all of your profiles, blogs, friends, and
contacts for easy sharing and updating. We think users should be in control of their online world.
The company is a group of talented individuals and venture investors with experience bringing world-class solutions to the Web for companies such as Advertising.com, AOL, Netscape, Nielsen Buzzmetrics and Third Screen Media. Investors are Blue Chip Venture Company, Illinois Ventures, DFJ Mercury, Queen City Angels and RPM Ventures.
Management Team
Tim Schigel, CEO
J. Brian Kropp, SVP Product Strategy
Alex King, Chief Sharing Officer
Dan Mechem, SVP Business Development
David Goldberg, Chief Scientist
Tim has led technology investing for the past 10 years at Blue Chip
Venture Company, an early stage venture firm with $600 million under management, investing
in leading companies such as Advertising.com (AOL/TW), Nielsen Buzzmetrics (Nielsen) and
Third Screen Media (AOL/TW). Prior to Blue Chip, he was a technology entrepreneur and international
consultant leading innovative projects for Apple Computer, Hitachi, Hallmark Cards, Motorola and
Procter & Gamble. Tim received his Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Case Western
Reserve University.
J. Brian Kropp, SVP Product Strategy
J.B. Kropp is recognized as a leader in interactive marketing and consumer generated media. Prior to joining ShareThis, Kropp was a co-founder of one of the first online video sharing communities, Sharkle.com, which was acquired by Vitrue. In addition, Kropp was a founding member of a start-up company that was a pioneer in Internet advertising, Flycast Network, which completed a successful Initial Public Offering. Other companies Kropp helped launch are WebVisilbe, Cucina.com and Go Big Recruiting.com. Kropp holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Denison University and serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Starfire Council of Greater Cincinnati, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Foundation Board of Trustees and Xavier University Williams College of Business Advisory Board.
Alex King, Chief Sharing Officer
Alex is a veteran of Silicon Valley. He has been doing web development since 1996 and has designed
and developed enterprise software applications for Fortune 500 and Global 2000 customers. His
expertise in web-based user interface design led him to begin developing his own software products
as the need for these products became apparent. Alex King founded Crowd Favorite as a consulting
and software product venture. Alex is also well known for his open source contributions; in
particular as a founding developer of WordPress and for his ongoing work in the WordPress
community.
Dan Mechem, SVP Business Development
Dan comes to ShareThis from Nielsen Buzzmetrics, where he was Vice President
and General Manager of the media and entertainment division for seven years. Prior to Nielsen,
Mechem was an investigate and political reporter for Fox, and served as Press Secretary to Senator
John McCain in Washington D.C.
David Goldberg, Chief Scientist
Dr. Goldberg serves as the Jerry S. Dobrovolny Distinguished Professor
of Entrepreneurial Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), and
is the director of the Illinois Genetic Algorithms Laboratory (IlliGAL). He is founding chairman
of the International Society for Genetic and Evolutionary Computation, and his book Genetic
Algorithms in Search, Optimization and Machine Learning (Addison-Wesley, 1989) is the fourth most
widely cited reference in computer science according to CiteSeer. Prior to joining the University
of Illinois, Dr. Goldberg taught at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, and has held a number
of positions at Stoner Associates of Carlisle, PA, including Project Engineer and Marketing Manager.
Dr. Goldberg is Consulting Editor for the Kluwer Series on Genetic Algorithms and Evolutionary
Computation. He holds a Bachelor and Master of Science in Engineering, and a PhD from the University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
