Mike Lunsford is the interim CEO at RealNetworks

RealNetworks

RealNetworks, Inc. is a provider of Internet media delivery software and services based in Downtown Seattle, Washington, United States. The company is the creator of RealAudio, a compressed audio format; RealVideo, a compressed video format; RealPlayer, a media player; RealDownloader, a download...

, Inc. He joined the company in 2008. In his role, he oversees RealNetworks' core business, including RealPlayer

RealPlayer

RealPlayer is a cross-platform media player by RealNetworks that plays a number of multimedia formats including MP3, MPEG-4, QuickTime, Windows Media, and multiple versions of proprietary RealAudio and RealVideo formats.-History:...

, SuperPass, Software as a Service, Intercarrier Messaging, and Helix.

Prior to joining RealNetworks, he was a Vice President of Earthlink

EarthLink

EarthLink , is an Internet service provider headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. It claims 1.94 million subscribers.- Business :EarthLink provides a variety of Internet connection types, including dial-up, DSL, satellite, and cable. Both dial-up and high speed Internet access are available...

 and served as interim CEO, taking over from Garry Betty who died from a serious form of cancer

Cancer

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. Lunsford was named CEO on November 21, 2006 by Earthlink's Board of Directors

Board of directors

A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...

. Before November 21, Lunsford served as the vice president of voice and access for Earthlink.
At Earthlink, he served in a number of different executive roles including oversight of product, marketing, loyalty, broadband and special projects.

Before joining EarthLink, Lunsford worked as a consultant at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture

Accenture

Accenture plc is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company headquartered in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. It is the largest consulting firm in the world and is a Fortune Global 500 company. As of September 2011, the company had more than 236,000 employees across...

) in Chicago

Chicago

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 and Scott, Madden & Associates, a management consulting firm in Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh, North Carolina

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He received an undergraduate degree and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...

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