CEO, Gaia Online

Craig is CEO of Gaia Online, the largest online hangout for teens. Craig leads the company’s strategic planning, management, and technology development with a focus on maintaining Gaia’s rapid growth as a company and one of the most popular online destinations for teens. Prior to joining Gaia Online, Craig served as an Entrepreneur in Residence for Benchmark Capital. Craig was also COO of MyFamily.com, where he helped grow the company from $23 Million to $150 Million in sales. During his tenure, Craig helped re-focus the company on its consumer subscription business and grew that from 200,000 to over 2 million subscribers, taking the company from significant losses to profitability. He joined MyFamily.com through the company's acquisition of ThirdAge Media where he was Executive Vice-President and General Manager. Prior to ThirdAge, Craig was Regional Vice-President of American International Group (AIG), where he ran one $100MM AIG division, and ran marketing for all AIG companies in Japan and Korea. He also served as CEO of Cendant Japan, where he launched the joint venture company, grew it to 500,000 paying customers and achieved operating profits 2 years ahead of business plan. Craig graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University.

• Session: Reality Bites: The Future of Gaming + Virtual Worlds 2.0

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