About Dick
American businessman born September 10, 1963 in Royal Oak, Michigan. Earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from University of Michigan. After college, moved to Chicago to work in improvisational comedy. Later held roles at Andersen Consulting as senior manager, co-founded Burning Door Networked Media (acquired 1996) and SpyOnIt (sold 2000). In 2004, co-founded FeedBurner with Eric Lunt, Steve Olechowski, and Matt Shobe; Google acquired it in 2007. Joined Twitter as Chief Operating Officer in September 2009 and became CEO in 2010, serving until July 1, 2015.
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Business Leader / ExecutiveEntrepreneurComedianSpeakerEntrepreneurshipFitness TechnologyImprovisational ComedySocial MediaVenture CapitalWeb Feeds
Known for
- CEO of Twitter from 2010 to 2015
- co-founder of FeedBurner
- co-founder of fitness startup reimagining personal fitness path
- improvisational comedy performer
- consultant for HBO series Silicon Valley
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