Dan Siroker

Dan Siroker
Born Dan Joseph Siroker
March 25, 1983
Palo Alto, California
Residence San Francisco, California
Nationality American
Alma mater Stanford University (B.S.)
Occupation Internet entrepreneur
Known for Co-founder and CEO of Optimizely
Title CEO of Optimizely

Dan Joseph Siroker (born March 25, 1983) is an American internet entrepreneur who co-founded Optimizely with Pete Koomen, and is the company's current CEO.[1] Dan is a former Google product manager who was the Director of Analytics for the 2008 Obama campaign[2][3] before he ventured into entrepreneurship. His first company was a web-based educational platform called CarrotSticks which he also co-founded with Pete Koomen.[4] Dan began Optimizely in January 2010, and the company has grown to 350 employees and has received $83 million in venture funding.[5]

In 2012, Dan Siroker was honored in Forbes' annual '30 Under 30' feature.[6] Dan Siroker is also the co-author of A/B Testing: The Most Powerful Way to Turn Clicks Into Customers, which he co-wrote with Pete Koomen in August 2013.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Chirstian, Brian. "The A/B Test: Inside The Technology That's Changing The Rules Of Business". Wired. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Segall, Laurie. "Optimizely aims to give Obama 2012 a data edge". CNN. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Klein, Ezra. "Obama’s second term is upending what we think we know about Washington". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Swift, Mike. "Ex-Googlers penetrating Silicon Valley startup hierarchy". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Ha, Anthony. "Website Testing Company Optimizely Raises $57M Round Led By Andreessen Horowitz". TechCrunch. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Barret, Victoria. "30 Under 30: Technology". Forbes. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Taylor, Colleen. "Optimizely Co-Founder Pete Koomen On Using The Art Of A/B Testing". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2 April 2015.