Dan Rosensweigis an American business executive who is chairman, president andchief executive officer(CEO) of student services companyChegg.[1]Previously, Rosensweig served as president and CEO ofGuitar Hero; COO atYahoo!; president ofCNET, and president and CEO ofZDNet.
Following college, Rosensweig’s first job was atDictaphone, then an independentsubsidiaryofPitney Bowes, selling word processorsdoor-to-doorinManhattan. Within three hours on the job, he was informed that the company had tolay offnearly 1,000 people, including his division.[1]
In 1983, Rosensweig began working atZiff Davisas acold callerselling magazines tomom-and-popcomputer retail stores, then worked his way up through the circulation department, to classified ad sales and display ad sales, and then to associate publisher ofPC Magazine.[1]Under Rosensweig’s leadership,PC Magazinebecame the leading computer magazine in both audience reach and revenue.[1]
In 1996, Rosensweig led the Ziff Davis launch of a series ofInternetprint magazines, including, by license, the acclaimedYahoo! Internet Life.[2]In 1998, he took over Ziff Davis’InternetOperation as president and CEO ofZiffNet, now known asZDNet, where he took the company public and sold it toCNET, in 2001. Rosensweig played a critical role in the successful merger with CNET.[3]During his tenure at CNET, Rosensweig served as a key participant in company-wide efforts to develop and introduce innovative new Internet advertising formats, such as interactive messaging.[4]
In 2002, Rosensweig joinedYahoo!as COO, where he oversaw global operations through 2006,[5][6]and developed a mentoring program.
In 2007, Rosensweig became a partner of private investment firmQuadrangle Group, founded bySteven Rattner, opening an office inSilicon Valley.[7]
In March 2009, Rosensweig became president and CEO ofGuitar Hero; under his management, the company launchedBand HeroandDJ Hero.[7]
In February 2010, Rosensweig joinedCheggas president and CEO,[8]where he has overseen expansion and multiple acquisitions, and heads operations and executive management. He launched the company’s IPO in 2013.[9]Chegg expanded from textbook rental into a portfolio of student services under his leadership,[1][7]transforming Chegg’s digital assets to meet student needs.
Rosensweig is a proponent ofmentoring,[10]and of workplace equality.[11]He is an investor in manySilicon Valleycompanies, includingRent The RunwayandReputation.com.[7]
