Mr. Meisel is a recognized leader in the development of the search-advertising industry. As CEO of pioneer Overture Services, he led the company to $1 billion in revenues from 1998 to 2003, the year it was bought by Yahoo! for $1.8 billion and renamed Yahoo! Search Marketing. He continued the organization's success story for an additional two years, shepherding it through integration and continued rapid growth. Previously, Mr. Meisel was a product, content and business development executive with CitySearch, the leading Internet city guide. He also served as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company and Mercer Management Consulting. |