Bill Gossman
CEO, Hi5
Bill Gossman has been an active investor and company builder in the venture industry since 1997. He is currently an Executive in Residence at MDV-Mohr Davidow Ventures. In this role he leverages more than 25 years of hands-on experience building and leading high-growth organizations primarily in digital media, social media and mobile. He is a pioneer in behavioral targeting and enabling media delivery to cell phones. He is currently the CEO of hi5.
He most recently served as CEO of Revenue Science (now AudienceScience), the leading audience targeting technology company driving universal access to audiences. Their integrated audience platform, The Audience Gateway™, drives digital media success by accessing 200 billion data insights into 386 million people worldwide empowering marketers with the intelligence and control to execute effective global campaigns. Since 2003, AudienceScience has delivered over 50,000 targeted campaigns for clients including American Airlines, Financial Times, Gannett, New York Times Digital, NikkeiNet, SKECHERS, and Wall Street Journal Digital.
Previously, he filled executive positions at MDV portfolio companies including CEO of Sabrix (acquired in December 2009 by Thomson Reuters) and CFO of nLight, each of which are now leaders in their respective segments. He also served as a Strategic Advisor to Quake Technologies, which was acquired by AMCC.
Bill co-founded @mobile, a wireless Internet software and services company, where he served as COO and CFO, and later engineered the company's $400 million merger with Software.com (Openwave Systems). Prior to OPWV (@mobile), he served in management and technical positions at Lucent, AT&T Wireless, Hughes and Northrop.
His technical interests span artificial intelligence, mobility, signal processing, and distributed systems. He holds 13 patents and has a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University, a Master of Science degree from MIT, and an MBA from the University of Maryland.
Bill serves on the boards of Audience Science and Pelago, and is a personal investor and advisor to iLike (NWS), RealSelf and Kickball Labs. Additionally, he is a member of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), the Online Publishers Association (OPA), the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI), and the Board of Visitors at the University of Maryland's Smith School of Business. He and his wife Cheryl are founders of the Center for Pediatric and Perinatal Simulation at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle.