16 Facts About Susan Decker

Susan Lynne Decker was born on November 17,1962 and is an American businesswoman.

In 2017, Decker co-founded a social networking platform called Raftr.

Susan Decker received her Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and economics from Tufts University, and a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Susan Decker spent 12 years as an equity research analyst, providing coverage to institutional investors on more than 30 media, publishing, and advertising stocks.

Susan Decker subsequently became the global director of equity research, a $300 million operation.

Susan Decker was under consideration as CEO during Jerry Yang's CEO leadership, when the company was receiving a takeover offer from Microsoft.

Susan Decker drove a proposed search deal with Google as an alternative to a transaction with Microsoft, but this was rejected by the US Justice Department as a breach of United States antitrust law.

Susan Decker asked Yang to resign, and for the board to select an outside candidate for the CEO position.

Susan Decker announced her intention to resign from the company on January 13,2009, following the appointment of Carol Bartz as CEO.

Susan Decker is on the boards of directors of Berkshire Hathaway, SurveyMonkey, Costco, and Vail Resorts.

Susan Decker was on the board of directors of Pixar Animation Studios from June 2004 to May 2006, until its sale to The Walt Disney Company, and on the board of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research from March 2005 to May 2007.

Susan Decker was named a Trustee of Save The Children in March 2010.

In 2017, Susan Decker joined the board of directors for SurveyMonkey.

Susan Decker founded Raftr, a communication and community building platform for universities in 2018.

On September 30,2010, Susan Decker received Harvard Business School's Alumni Achievement Award.

Susan Decker is divorced, has three children, and lives in San Francisco, California.