Paul Palmieri

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Paul Palmieri President & Chief Executive Officer

Paul has spent the past 16 years building businesses in and around the wireless technology and media industries. As a founder, corporate executive, investor, industry leader and entrepreneur, Paul’s work has had a profound impact on the growth of the mobile media industry.

As Millennial Media’s President and CEO, Paul is responsible for leading the company’s growth and industry leadership. He has guided the company from startup to its current position as the leading mobile advertising network in the US by focusing on the needs of advertisers, innovative technologies and industry growth.

Paul is a well-known pioneer and industry leader in the global mobile entertainment and data marketplace, and led many groundbreaking efforts while at Verizon Wireless. His leadership resulted in new and successful business models that have led to rapid growth in mobile media.

Referred to as a “Content Guru” by Wireless Week, Paul has held key management roles with Verizon Wireless, Advertising.com, Tessco Technologies and American Personal Communications (now SprintNextel). Prior to co-founding Millennial Media, Paul was a Venture Partner with Acta Wireless. Paul is active in industry leadership serving on the boards of the Mobile Marketing Association, CTIA Wireless Internet Caucus Leadership Council, as well as the advisory board for Acta Wireless and three privately held companies in the mobile industry.

Paul is active in economic development – serving on the Board of the Greater Baltimore Technology Council, and on the advisory board for Washington, DC-based incubator LaunchBox Digital. In his community, he serves on the advisory board of the Mobile Giving Foundation, and as a member of the President’s Council at Mount Saint Mary’s College.

Paul received a B.A. from Mount Saint Mary’s College in 1992 and lives in Hunt Valley, Maryland with his wife and two children.