Rich Riley

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Rich Riley
Born (1973-08-17) August 17, 1973 (age 50)
Washington DC, U.S.
Alma mater Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Occupationco-CEO
Employer Origin Materials
Organization Young Presidents' Organization
Board member ofWharton School Entrepreneurial Advisory Board

Rich Riley (born August 17, 1973) is an American businessman and entrepreneur. Currently, he is co-CEO of Origin Materials, a chemicals and materials company. [1] [2] He was formerly the Chief Executive Officer of Shazam. [3] [4] [5] [6] He was an executive at Yahoo! from 1999 to 2013. [7] [8]

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Early life and education

Riley grew up in Austin, Texas, and attended Westlake High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science in economics with concentrations in finance and entrepreneurial management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. [9]

Career

Log-Me-On.com

Riley was co-founder and managing member of Log-Me-On.com when he was 25. The company developed and patented what is today the Yahoo! Toolbar; Yahoo! bought Log-Me-On in 1999. [10]

Yahoo!

After the sale of Log-Me-On, Riley started at Yahoo! as a manager in Corporate Development and became a director of Business Development, senior vice president of the Small & Medium Business Division, managing director and senior vice president of the EMEA Region, and finally executive vice president of the Americas, during which he reported to the CEO and was a member of Yahoo’s Executive Management team. [11] [12]

Shazam

In 2013, Riley became CEO of Shazam, [13] replacing Andrew Fisher, who now serves as Executive Chairman. Shazam was acquired by Apple in 2017. [14] Riley is an executive producer of the Fox TV series Beat Shazam, based on the app and hosted by Jamie Foxx, also an executive producer.

Origin Materials

Riley is currently co-CEO of Origin Materials, a chemicals and materials company. [1] [2]

Recognition

Personal life

Riley serves on the Wharton School Entrepreneurial Advisory Board [19] and is a member of the Young Presidents' Organization. [20] He is married to Michelle Leone Riley; in 2005, he and his wife established a scholarship to assist a needy undergraduate attending the University of Pennsylvania. [19] They live in New Canaan, Connecticut, and have four children. [21]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Sorkin, Andrew Ross; Karaian, Jason; de la Merced, Michael J.; Hirsch, Lauren; Livni, Ephrat (February 17, 2021). "Ouch, That Hurts". The New York Times DealBook Newsletter. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
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  4. ↑ Bennett, Asa (August 30, 2013). "Shazam CEO Rich Riley On How He Got Carlos Slim's Backing And His Own Music Tastes". Huffington Post. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  5. ↑ McIntyre, Hugh (October 6, 2016). "Shazam's CEO Talks 1 Billion App Downloads And The Future Of The Brand". Forbes. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
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  7. ↑ Harris, Elise (October 31, 2013). "Former Yahoo executive thrilled to join 'brotherhood' of Church". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
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  9. ↑ Brodsky, Matthew (Winter 2016). "Secrets to Success in Tech". Wharton Magazine.
  10. ↑ Log-Me-On.com. "Archive Screenshot Log-Me-On.com". Archived from the original on May 3, 1999.
  11. ↑ Swisher, Kara (April 29, 2013). "Former Yahoo Exec Rich Riley Is New Shazam CEO: "For Next Stage of Growth and IPO"". All Things D.
  12. ↑ "Shazam CEO: Goal Is to Build Great Public Company". Bloomberg News . November 2, 2015.
  13. ↑ Cave, Andrew (November 9, 2015). "Name that tune: Millions of music lovers flock to Shazam". Daily Telegraph .
  14. ↑ Singleton, Micah (December 11, 2017). "Apple confirms it has acquired Shazam". The Verge .
  15. ↑ "40 Under 40: Ones to Watch". Fortune . October 2011.
  16. ↑ "No. 63: Rich Riley Power 100". Billboard . February 15, 2015.
  17. ↑ Billboard (February 12, 2016). "2016 Power 100 List: No. 57 Rich Riley". No. The Music Industry Power 100. Billboard.
  18. ↑ "Westlake High School Celebrates 50th Anniversary". October 19, 2019.
  19. 1 2 "The Rich and Michelle Riley Endowed Scholarship". University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Celebrating ingenuity and initiative: "YPO Innovation Week" concludes with inaugural Thomas Alva Edison Innovation Awards – YPO". YPO. 2016-05-21. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  21. ↑ Catarevas, Michael (July 2015). "Rich Riley Is Leading Shazam to the Top of the App World". Connecticut Magazine.
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