Robi Ganguly
Politics, Philosophy, and Economics graduate from Pomona College. 3 years of work experience at Yahoo! Inc. as Director, Global Advertising Marketplaces.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Claremont Consortium of Colleges - Pomona College |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Rebuilding Together, Hands On San Francisco |
| Position: | Community service |
| Description: | Various responsibilities with San Francisco organizations: Rebuilding Together, Hands On San Francisco |
| Employer: | Yahoo! Inc. |
| Position: | Director, Global Advertising Marketplaces |
| Time period: | June 2005 - March 2008 |
| Description: | • Established company-wide Ad Standardization initiative to simplify display advertising inventory and increase revenue; created the Business Case, presented to Executive Team and led the cross-functional team for the initiative’s execution
• Created ad layout testing practices and led the re-design of multiple properties including: Finance, Flickr and Entertainment • Member of Yahoo!’s advertising partnership team, responsible for leading discussions on Ad Layouts, Inventory commitments and testing practices. Notable partners included eBay and Comcast • Recipient of 2007 Sales Operations Leadership award. Promoted twice in a 6 month period. • Designed and productized company-wide Inventory Model for display advertising inventory • Collaboration with all major business units across Yahoo! for inventory planning and advertising monetization strategy • Responsible for maintenance and modification of sales representative incentive compensation plans for pricing maximization; global rollout of incentive programs completed in January 2006 |
| Employer: | WebEx Communications Inc. |
| Position: | Pricing Product Manager |
| Time period: | June 2002 - May 2005 |
| Description: | • Ongoing evaluation of company and product strategy in conjunction with Executive Team. Specific areas included the business model, channel management strategy and strategic partnerships
• Responsible for the creation of named host pricing model, which became the company standard within a year of launch • Constant monitoring and modification of pricing strategy in response to changing competitive environment through pricing experiments, gathering customer input and conducting extensive research on pricing strategy in service-based markets • Responsible for analysis of all major company pricing initiatives including: margin analysis and customer preference modeling • Collaboration with Product Managers to determine appropriate prices for new products and guide simultaneous development of product, pricing, sales and marketing strategies |
| Employer: | Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown |
| Position: | Analyst – Technology Mergers & Acquisitions |
| Time period: | July 2000 - June 2002 |
| Description: | • Advised MetaSolv, Inc. on its purchase of the assets of Nortel’s operation support system business
• Advised on Ameritrade’s $1.3 billion purchase of Datek Online Holdings Corporation • Collaborated with management teams to assess technological and cultural fits of potential strategic combinations • Financial analysis experience: discounted cash flow, purchase/pooling dilution and comparable company/transaction analysis • Co-led instructional training sessions in modeling and day-to-day analysis for the incoming Summer Analyst and Associate Classes of 2001 and the Full-time Analyst and Associate Classes of 2001 |
| Employer: | The Corum Group |
| Position: | Summer Analyst |
| Time period: | June 1999 - August 1999 |
| Description: | • Worked with clients on revenue forecasting and the development of company pitch documents
• Identified possible business partners, prospective buyers and developed targeted sales strategies • Responsible for nine clients, coordinated research with Vice Presidents of the firm |
| Employer: | Pomona College Office of Public Affairs |
| Position: | Public Relations Intern |
| Time period: | March 1999 - February 2000 |
| Description: | • Arranged contact with “Rolling Stone” magazine and organized on campus interviews for a story published in the 10/99 issue – served as the college’s liaison with the magazine on an ongoing basis
• Created media contact list, implemented strategy for increasing the College’s national exposure via contacts with C-SPAN and institution of a Speakers program |
| Employer: | RealNetworks |
| Position: | Project Manager Intern |
| Time period: | June 1998 - August 1998 |
| Description: | • Managed a team of eight people as the Project Manager for the distribution department’s Intranet site
• Coordinated with Product Managers to determine inventory requirements and launch dates for new products |
EDUCATION
| University: | Claremont Consortium of Colleges - Pomona College |
| Time period: | 2000 |
| Degree: | Politics, Philosophy, and Economics, BA |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Tae Kwon Do: 6-time Washington State Tae Kwon Do champion, 2nd Degree Black Belt, Assistant Instructor. |
| Memberships: | Claremont Colleges Debate Union: Competitive member 1997 - 2000, competed at the National Tournament |
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Danielle van Asch- Prevot
Theater/ Women’s Studies from UC Irvine, currently working as Group Manager at YouNoodle.com
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