Meet Ryan Roslansky, LinkedIn's next CEO who was Jeff Weiner's first hire back in 2009
Roslanksy grew up near Lake Tahoe, and went to tennis academy in Florida for high school
In college, Roslansky said that he and two friends started Housing Media, a website that "helped students find roommates and rentals," after they were inspired by the trouble of moving out of the dorm and looking for a place to live.
Source: Forbes
Roslansky became CEO of the company and set up offices in California and Las Vegas. In 1999 he sold Housing Media to USHousing.com.
In 1999, Roslansky started a five-year stint at Yahoo, where he worked on classifieds and search. During his time there, Roslansky met future LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner.
Source: LinkedIn
After two years helping his parents run their business, Rolansky took a role as senior VP of product and content at Glam Media in 2007. Many years after he left, Glam rebranded as Mode Media and in 2016 became "one of the biggest implosions of the current tech boom and a reminder of how swiftly the good times can come to an end."
Source: LinkedIn, Business Insider
In 2009, Roslansky left Glam for LinkedIn. Weiner wrote that Roslansky was his first hire when he joined LinkedIn.
Source: LinkedIn
He led LinkedIn's move to content in 2012, with the introduction of the Influencer program and creation of sharing and publishing tools on the site.
Source: Forbes
In 2016, Roslansky became head of consumer product, overseeing product management, user experience, design, editorial, and more, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Source: LinkedIn
On Wednesday, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner announced he was stepping down to become executive chairman, and Roslansky would take over as CEO. He will report directly to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, effective in June.
Roslansky is also an "investor and advisor" to companies including NerdWallet and Wealthfront, and a member of GoDaddy's board of directors, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Source: LinkedIn
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