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Thomas Layton served as CEO of OpenTable from 2001 to June 2007. Previously, he was a co-founder of CitySearch, Inc. which later merged with Ticketmaster to become Ticketmaster Online - CitySearch (NASDAQ: TMCS), now a subsidiary of USA Networks. In his role as President and COO at TMCS he helped grow that organization to become the leading online local content property, serving more than 128 cities worldwide.
Prior to his experience at Ticketmaster - CitySearch Thomas was with Score Learning Corporation, a leading educational services company, where he served first as Chief Financial Officer and later as President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that, Thomas was Vice President and General Manager for MicroFinancial Corporation, a high-growth, nationwide equipment leasing company, and from 1986 to 1988, he was a Consultant with the Boston Consulting Group. Thomas also has extensive experience in other entrepreneurial firms and in venture capital.Thomas holds an MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University and a BS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. | 