16 Facts About Gian Fulgoni

Gian Mark Fulgoni is a British businessman, entrepreneur and market research consultant.

Gian Fulgoni's particular focus on the measurement of consumer behaviour and the effectiveness of advertising and promotion programs in TV, print and online.

Gian Fulgoni has held several executive leadership positions, and has been a member of the executive team that managed the public offering of the research companies Information Resources, Inc and Comscore, Inc Gian Fulgoni has served on the boards of public companies in the software, consumer electronics, pet products, marketing services and market research industries.

Gian Fulgoni served on the board of US Robotics prior to its acquisition in 1997 by 3Com in a transaction valued at $8 Billion.

In 1999 and 2000, Gian Fulgoni served on the board of yesMail.

Gian Fulgoni co-founded Comscore in 1999, an Internet market intelligence company where he remained Executive chairman until 2014.

Gian Fulgoni provides marketing intelligence for companies in the CPG, Internet, media, retail, telecom, and other industries, and operates in 43 countries.

Gian Fulgoni is the co-holder of a US patent governing Comscore's data collection technology.

Today, Gian Fulgoni serves on the boards of PetMeds, the largest pet pharmacy in the United States; InXpo, a supplier of technology for hosting virtual events; the Advertising Research Foundation ; Prophet, a brand and marketing consultancy; Dynamic Signal, an internet social marketing services company; and the North American Foundation for the University of Manchester.

Gian Fulgoni is a charter member of TiE Midwest, the world's largest not-for-profit organisation for entrepreneurs.

Gian Fulgoni has authored articles in the Journal of Advertising Research, Admap and ESOMAR.

Gian Fulgoni is a speaker at marketing industry conferences worldwide, discussing Internet industry trends and marketing.

In 1991 and again in 2004, Gian Fulgoni was named Illinois Entrepreneur of the Year, the only person to have twice received the award.

In 2008, Gian Fulgoni was inducted into the Chicago Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame.

Gian Fulgoni was awarded the Honorary Fellowship by the University of Glamorgan in Wales in 2012, which recognizes the efforts and achievements of individuals who have served a discipline area with particular distinction, in this case Fulgoni's career in the field of market research.

Gian Fulgoni was born and raised in Pontypool, South Wales, the son of Italian parents who had emigrated from Bardi, a small town in Emilia-Romagna.