Dan Schulman
Encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Dan Shulman
the ESPN
broadcaster
Dan Schulman joined American Express
as Group President, Enterprise Growth, in 2010. He is responsible for the company’s global strategy to expand alternative mobile and online payment services, form new partnerships and build revenue streams beyond the traditional card and travel businesses.
Schulman joined American Express from Sprint Nextel
Corporation, where he has served as President of Sprint’s Prepaid group since 2009. Before joining Sprint, he was the founding CEO of Virgin Mobile
USA, where he led the company from its concept stage and national launch in 2002 to become one of the nation’s top wireless carriers, with more than 5 million customers and $1.3 billion in annual sales.
Prior to joining Virgin Mobile USA, Schulman served as the chief executive officer of Priceline.com
, where he established one of the most popular and recognized brands on the Internet, and was a primary architect in driving the company to profitability. Before that, Schulman served more than 18 years at AT&T, becoming the youngest member of the company’s most senior executive team, the AT&T Operations Group. When Schulman left AT&T, he was president of the $22 billion core consumer long distance business.
Named by Business Week as one of the top 20 people to watch in media, and recently named the Ernst & Young 2009 Entrepreneur Of The Year and one of the top 25 most powerful people in the global wireless industry, Schulman was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey. Growing up, Schulman played football, tennis and lacrosse at Princeton High. He then earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Middlebury College and a Masters in Business Administration, majoring in Finance, from New York University. Schulman currently serves on the Board of Governors of Rutgers, the state university of New Jersey.
Schulman is a member of the Board of Directors of Symantec (SYMC-NASDAQ) and of Flextronics (FLEX-NASDAQ). Schulman chairs the Compensation Committee of SYMC, serves on the board of Autism Speaks, and also serves on the advisory committee of Greycroft, a private equity company focused on early stage new media and technology companies.
Schulman lives with his wife and two children in New Jersey.
Dan Shulman
Daniel "Dan" Shulman is a Canadian sportscaster, currently employed with the American network ESPN as well as Canadian network TSN....
the ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
broadcaster
Dan Schulman joined American Express
American Express
American Express Company or AmEx, is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Three World Financial Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Founded in 1850, it is one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is best...
as Group President, Enterprise Growth, in 2010. He is responsible for the company’s global strategy to expand alternative mobile and online payment services, form new partnerships and build revenue streams beyond the traditional card and travel businesses.
Schulman joined American Express from Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel Corporation is an American telecommunications company based in Overland Park, Kansas. The company owns and operates Sprint, the third largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, with 53.4 million customers, behind Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility...
Corporation, where he has served as President of Sprint’s Prepaid group since 2009. Before joining Sprint, he was the founding CEO of Virgin Mobile
Virgin Mobile
Virgin Mobile is a brand used by many mobile phone service providers across the globe; its headquarters are based in the United Kingdom. Virgin Mobile has local operations in Australia, Canada, France, India, South Africa, Greece, United Kingdom and the United States. It briefly also had operations...
USA, where he led the company from its concept stage and national launch in 2002 to become one of the nation’s top wireless carriers, with more than 5 million customers and $1.3 billion in annual sales.
Prior to joining Virgin Mobile USA, Schulman served as the chief executive officer of Priceline.com
Priceline.com
Priceline.com is a company and a commercial website that helps users obtain discount rates for travel-related purchases such as airline tickets and hotel stays. The company is not a direct supplier of these services; instead it facilitates the provision of travel services by its suppliers to its...
, where he established one of the most popular and recognized brands on the Internet, and was a primary architect in driving the company to profitability. Before that, Schulman served more than 18 years at AT&T, becoming the youngest member of the company’s most senior executive team, the AT&T Operations Group. When Schulman left AT&T, he was president of the $22 billion core consumer long distance business.
Named by Business Week as one of the top 20 people to watch in media, and recently named the Ernst & Young 2009 Entrepreneur Of The Year and one of the top 25 most powerful people in the global wireless industry, Schulman was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey. Growing up, Schulman played football, tennis and lacrosse at Princeton High. He then earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Middlebury College and a Masters in Business Administration, majoring in Finance, from New York University. Schulman currently serves on the Board of Governors of Rutgers, the state university of New Jersey.
Schulman is a member of the Board of Directors of Symantec (SYMC-NASDAQ) and of Flextronics (FLEX-NASDAQ). Schulman chairs the Compensation Committee of SYMC, serves on the board of Autism Speaks, and also serves on the advisory committee of Greycroft, a private equity company focused on early stage new media and technology companies.
Schulman lives with his wife and two children in New Jersey.
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