Jonathan Miller (businessman)
Jonathan F. Miller | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957 (age 66–67) |
| Occupation | Media executive |
| Spouse | Myriam Barenbaum |
| Parent(s) | S. M. Miller |
| Family | Edward D. Miller (brother) |
Jonathan F. Miller (born 1957)
Early life and education
Miller is the son of
S. M. Miller.[4] His father was an emeritus professor of sociology at Boston University; his mother was a psychiatrist and author.[4][5] He has one brother, Dr. Edward D. Miller.[4]
Career
From 1987 to 1993, Miller was vice president of programming and NBA Entertainment for the
In August 2002, when he was brought into AOL by
Advertising.com[11] In 2006, he presided over layoffs of 5,000 people at AOL.[12] He bought Weblogs, Inc., and brought Jason Calacanis to AOL, and later invested in Mahalo.com.[13] He considered buying Facebook and YouTube.[14] In November 2006, he was replaced by Randy Falco. Miller led the company's change from a subscription-based model to an advertising-supported model.[10][15][16][17]
After his departure from AOL, Time Warner invoked a non-compete clause to prevent him serving on the
Yahoo, but was unsuccessful.[20]
In March 2009 Miller joined
In February 2018, he partnered with Private equity firm
TPG Capital, to acquire Fandom.[26] Miller was named Co-chairman of Wikia, Inc., alongside Jimmy Wales,[27] and TPG Capital director Andrew Doyle assumed the role of interim CEO.[28] They acquired TV Guide, and Metacritic.[29] He was named CEO of Integrated Media Co., a subsidiary of TPG Capital.[30]
Directorships
As of 2009, Miller was on the board of directors of Clickable,
TripAdvisor and Shutterstock.[21]
Awards
Miller received the first Pioneer Prize in 2006, for his contributions to the field of interactive television at the International Interactive Emmy Awards at Mip TV in Cannes.[32]
Personal life
Miller is married to Myriam Barenbaum. They have a son, Jake.[33]
References
- ^ a b "Jonathan F. Miller". Forbes Magazine online. Archived from the original on March 4, 2009.
- ^ Sue Chan. "AOL Gets A New Helmsman". CBS News. August 6, 2002. Retrieved on January 29, 2009.
- ^ Aherns, Frank (2006-11-18). "Miller's AOL Innovation Speeded His Demise". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ a b c New York Times: "Jean Baker Miller, 78, Psychiatrist, Is Dead" By Jeremy Pearce August 8, 2006
- ^ Jewish Women's Archives: "Psychology in the United States" by Rhoda K. Unger retrieved March 26, 2017
- ^ "Global Conference 2006 - Speaker: Jonathan Miller".
- ^ Hansell, Saul (2002-08-06). "TECHNOLOGY; Executive Of Net and TV Is Named Chief Of AOL Unit". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- ^ Aherns, Frank (2006-11-18). "Miller's AOL Innovation Speeded His Demise". The Washington Post.
- ^ Shannon Henry (August 7, 2002). "At AOL, New Boss Largely Unknown; 'Who's Jon Miller?' Employees Ask At Dulles Offices". The Washington Post.
- ^ a b STEPHANIE N. MEHTA (November 14, 2005). "AOL: The Relaunch". FORTUNE Magazine.
- ^ Oser, Kris (2004-06-24). "AOL Acquires Advertising.com for $435 Million". Advertising Age. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- ^ Sara Kehaulani Goo (August 4, 2006). "AOL Plans to Cut 5,000 Jobs, Some in Virginia". Washington Post.
- ^ Nicholas Carlson (July 1, 2008). "Jason Calacanis says ex-AOL CEO Jon Miller is the man for you, Yahoos". gawker.
- ^ Sherman, Alex (15 August 2019). "AOL held talks to buy YouTube, Facebook in 2006, ex-CEO reveals". CNBC. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ Frank Ahrens (November 16, 2006). "NBC Veteran To Replace AOL Chief In Shake-Up Miller Out After 4 Years, Switch to Ad-Driven Model". Washington Post.
- ^ Staci D. Kramer (15 Nov 2006). "It's Official: Jon Miller Out, Randy Falco In As Chairman and CEO, AOL". paidContent.org.
- ^ "About Jon Miller". Calacanis weblog. 15 November 2006. Retrieved April 27, 2009.
- ^ Peter Lauria; Zachery Kouwe (August 2, 2008). "NOT MILLER TIME: TW WON'T LET YANG BRING EX-AOL CEO TO YAHOO!". The New York Post.
- ^ Peter Kafka (August 1, 2008). "Time Warner (TWX) Killed Jon Miller/Yahoo (YHOO) Board Deal". Silicon Alley Insider.
- ^ Christine Seib (December 3, 2008). "Former AOL boss Jonathan Miller seeks funds for Yahoo! deal". The Times.
- ^ a b Swisher, Kara (2012-08-23). "Exclusive: Digital Chief Jon Miller Leaving News Corp". All Things D. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- ^ Li, Ken (2009-03-28). "Jonathan Miller to join News Corp". Financial Times. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ Michael Arrington (March 27, 2009). "Breaking: Former AOL Chief Jonathan Miller To Become News Corp.'s CEO Digital Media". techcrunch.
- ^ Jeff Clabaugh (April 1, 2009). "Former AOL CEO Jonathan Miller heads to MySpace". Washington Business Journal.
- ^ "News Corporation's Chief Digital Officer Jonathan Miller to Leave Post". News Corporation. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ Kafka, Peter (March 12, 2018). "Digital media veteran Jon Miller, backed with money from TPG, is going shopping for websites". Vox. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "Wikia, Inc.'s FANDOM Announces Investment Led by Media Veteran Jon Miller". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (6 February 2019). "Fandom Names StubHub Exec Perkins Miller CEO (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Penske Business Media.
- ^ Needleman, Sarah E. (3 October 2022). "WSJ News Exclusive | Fandom Acquires Online Assets of TV Guide, Metacritic and Others". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ Health, StartUp (2022-09-06). "Jon Miller, Former CEO at AOL and IAC, Joins StartUp Health's Board of Directors". Medium. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ "Jonathan F. Miller Profile - Forbes.com". 2012-03-20. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ Whitemann, Bobbie (March 28, 2006). "Pioneer plaudit for AOL's Miller.(Jonathan F. Miller of America Online Inc. awarded)". Daily Variety. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
- ^ Tarrytown Sun: "Check Mate: SH Teen Wins Big - High school junior Jake Miller is a nationally ranked chess player by Sarah Studley] May 24, 2010
External links
- A Conversation with AOL CEO Jonathan Miller Web 2.0 Conference 2005