1. Tina Sharkey was born on 1964 and is an American entrepreneur, advisor, and investor.
10 Facts About Tina Sharkey
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Tina Sharkey is a member of the PBS Board of Directors.
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Tina Sharkey attended the University of Pennsylvania, spending a semester at the University of Paris: Sorbonne, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations.
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In 1995, she worked with Barry Diller to create the format for QVC's short-lived sister network Q2, Tina Sharkey co-founded iVillage in 1995, and served as its chief community architect and head of programming.
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Tina Sharkey was one of the first people to use the term "social media".
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In 1999, after creating the interactive and online brands for Sesame Workshop, Tina Sharkey was recruited by America Online's vice chairman, Ted Leonsis, to join AOL as a senior media executive.
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At BabyCenter, Tina Sharkey built a site for parenting and pregnancy that served more than 100 million visitors in 22 worldwide markets.
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Tina Sharkey is a guest lecturer and mentor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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Tina Sharkey was included on Business Insider's list of the Top 50 angel and investors.
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Tina Sharkey is a 2006 Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute and a founding and lifetime board member of Baby Buggy, a nonprofit organization which provides essential services to families in need.