Paul Palmieri

Paul Palmieri has spent the past 21 years building businesses in and around the wireless technology and media industries. As a founder, corporate executive, investor, industry leader and entrepreneur, his work has had a profound impact on the growth of the mobile industry. As an entrepreneur, Mr. Palmieri has built Millennial Media (NYSE: MM) into the independent leader in mobile advertising and data. He is also well known for his influential role in mobile entertainment and advertising, having led the mobile multimedia business for Verizon Wireless where he served as an executive for five years. His establishment of new and successful business models have been credited with playing a key role in the birth of the now thriving app economy, mobile display advertising market, text interaction, and the mobile game industry. Mr. Palmieri was honored as Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Maryland in 2010. In 2011, he won the American Business Award (the Stevie) for best executive. The company has 380 employees and is based in Baltimore with offices in NY, London, SGP, Tokyo, SF, Atlanta, and LA. Millennial Media went public on the NYSE in March of 2012. He is active in industry leadership serving as the Global Vice Chair of the Mobile Marketing Association, and serves on the board of the Interactive Advertising Bureau. Paul received a B.A. from Mount Saint Mary’s College in 1992 and lives in Hunt Valley, Maryland with his wife and two children.