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*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2541212143165850148&hl=en Charlie Rose - Michael Arrington / Lee Scott] | *[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2541212143165850148&hl=en Charlie Rose - Michael Arrington / Lee Scott] | ||
*His posts on [http://techcrunch.com/author/tcmarrington/ TechCrunch]. | *His posts on [http://techcrunch.com/author/tcmarrington/ TechCrunch]. | ||
*[http://www.inc.com/magazine/20101001/the-way-i-work-michael-arrington-techcrunch.html The Way I Work: Michael Arrington | *[http://www.inc.com/magazine/20101001/the-way-i-work-michael-arrington-techcrunch.html The Way I Work: Michael Arrington] | ||
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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.
He has been on the board of directors for Flodera, a software that helped organize data with a tool.
Personal Life
He grew up with aspirations to be a corporate lawyer, he did exactly that after attending Stanford Law School. He practiced law for a many years before he decided it was time to make a change in his life, so he stopped practicing law and moved on.
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 man 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