About AOL: Leadership

Tim Armstrong

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    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Director Since 2009

    Tim Armstrong has served as Chairman and CEO of AOL since 2009. In December of 2009, he took the company public on the New York Stock Exchange. AOL serves over 200 million consumers a month and is one of the world’s biggest consumers brands.

    Prior to joining AOL, Tim served 
as President of Google’s Americas Operations and served on the company’s operating committee. Prior to Google, Tim served as an executive of multiple internet and media companies, including Snowball, Disney’s ABC/ESPN Internet Ventures, and Paul Allen’s Starwave Corporation. Tim also has started or co-founded multiple companies during his career including Associated Content (sold to Yahoo) and Patch (sold to AOL).

    He is a graduate of Connecticut College, home of the Camels.

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  1. A live-streaming network that uses the HuffPost universe -- the stories, editors, reporters, bloggers, and community -- as its real-time script
     
  2. +330
    Non-Profits work with AOL Impact
     
  3. AOLers volunteer at Dress for Success
     

  4. People spend

    4X
    more time with Project Devil ads than with standard banners
     

  5. AOLer Ben Hills says

    I like creating something brand new with a great group of people to help drive it forward, including leaders who have the courage and vision to help us do that.
     
  6. Learn about Editions: The Magazine That Reads You
     

  7. AOL video viewers have increased

    6x
    year over year
     
  8. Anytime, Anywhere Tech Support
     
  9. 95
    AOL Artists
     

  10. AOLer Shilpa Mudiganti says

    The energy at AOL keeps me going like no other. For someone like me who thrives on ideas, the creative freedom at AOL is a boon and I love coming to work every morning!
     
 

  1. Daily Impact on AOL.com

    17B
    free impressions driven to causes
     

  2. There are over

    850
    Patch Towns
     

  3. AOLer Cara Santa Maria says

    My role at AOL requires me to be a leader, a learner, and a team-player all rolled into one.
     
  4. AOL invades NYC during Advertising Week
     
  5. 240
    Canvases created by AOL Artists
     
  6. We award Blue Monsters to our top employees
     

  7. Stylelist

    1
    ComScore Rank (Style & Beauty)
     

  8. AOLer Chris Nims says

    I've stayed at AOL for as long as I have because I love what I do, and I love the people with whom I do it.
     
  9. 15
    Employee Interest Groups
     
  10. AOL On offers the most relevant video on every topic sifted, sorted and served to you.
     
 
  1. Explore the stories of trailblazing women and inspire your own through MAKERS.com.
     
  2. +200M
    Comments on The Huffington Post
     

  3. AOLer Samantha Leibovitz says

    I love coming to work every day and being surrounded by such creative, passionate people.
     
  4. Join Homepage for Heroe's mission to recognize honor and support our troops
     

  5. Advertising.com

    183M
    US internet users reached monthly
     
  6. AOL Named Top Company for Executive Women
     
  7. One part genius. Three parts llama. And a sprinkling of corporate AOL. That's what Winamp is all about.
     

  8. AOLer Christina Wick says

    What motivates me are the people I work with every day -- they're passionate and dedicated, but they know when to have fun. I strongly feel AOL's employees are its biggest asset.
     

  9. Games.com

    1,500
    Free online games
     
  10. 1
    HuffPost Green ComScore Rank