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*He held the 10th rank in Forbe's [[Web Celeb 25]] in 2009.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/2007/01/23/web-celeb-25-tech-media_cx_de_06webceleb_0123top_slides_11.html forbes.com]</ref> | *He held the 10th rank in Forbe's [[Web Celeb 25]] in 2009.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/2007/01/23/web-celeb-25-tech-media_cx_de_06webceleb_0123top_slides_11.html forbes.com]</ref> | ||
*In May 2008 Time Magazine named Michael Arrington as one of the world’s 100 most influential people.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1733748_1733758_1735848,00.html time.com]</ref> | *In May 2008 Time Magazine named Michael Arrington as one of the world’s 100 most influential people.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1733748_1733758_1735848,00.html time.com]</ref> | ||
| − | *He is widely considered by magazines like Forbes and Wired to be one of the most Intelligent | + | *He is widely considered by magazines like Forbes and Wired to be one of the most Intelligent individuals in the Internet Industry.<ref>[http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/15-07/ff_arrington wired.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.wired.com/culture/culturereviews/magazine/17-04/st_flowchart wired.com]</ref> |
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J. Michael Arrington is the Founder and Co-Editor of TechCrunch.[1]
Career History
Mr. Arrington was the CEO of Pool.com prior to joining TechCruch. From 2002-2003, he was the CEO of RazorGator. Prior to which he was the VP of Operations and General Counsel at Global Name Registry.[2]
In the year 2000, he co-founded Achex and worked there as the VP of Business Development for almost one and a half year. In 2001, Achex was acquired by First Data Corp. for $32 million.[3] He has been the VP of Business Development & General Counsel at RealNames Corporation.
Michael started off as a Corporate Attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and practiced Law for two years. He also practiced law at O’Melveny & Myers.
Awards and Honors
- He held the 10th rank in Forbe's Web Celeb 25 in 2009.[4]
- In May 2008 Time Magazine named Michael Arrington as one of the world’s 100 most influential people.[5]
- He is widely considered by magazines like Forbes and Wired to be one of the most Intelligent individuals in the Internet Industry.[6][7]
External Links
- TechCrunch on Fox 2
- Charlie Rose- Brent Scowcroft, Michael Arrington, Peter Orszag
- Charlie Rose - Michael Arrington / Lee Scott
- His posts on TechCrunch.
- The Way I Work: Michael Arrington
Education
He holds a JD. in Law from the Stanford Law School and a B.A in Economics from the Claremont McKenna College.[8]
References