Ellen Siminoff
American entrepreneur
Ellen Siminoff (born 1967, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an entrepreneur, board member and investor. Frequently quoted in The New York Times as an Internet industry commentator, Siminoff was named one of Forbes magazine's Masters of Information in 2005.
Along with her husband, David Siminoff, Ellen is co-founder and former chief executive officer of Shmoop.
Life and education
Siminoff obtained a BA in economics from Princeton University and an MBA from Stanford University, where she met her husband David Siminoff while they were students at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
She also has a Master of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies Software Engineering from Harvard University.
Career
Siminoff is a seasoned executive in the media and technology sectors, From 2007 to 2018, she served as president and CEO of Shmoop University, an educational publishing company. Prior to this role, she was president and CEO of Efficient Frontier, a company specializing in dynamic Search Engine Marketing (SEM) management services, which was later acquired by Adobe.
Yahoo!
Siminoff was a founding executive at Yahoo!, working at the company from 1996 to 2002. She started by running corporate and business development, running mergers and acquisitions after the departure of J. J. Healy.
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