Christopher Lien

Christopher Lien

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Founder & CEO

Bio

Mr. Lien is Marin’s founder and Chairman of the Board, and rejoined the Company as Chief Executive Officer in August 2016. From September 2015 to August 2016, Mr. Lien has served on boards of private companies as well as Marin Software. From May 2014 until September 2015, Mr. Lien served as executive chairman of Marin Software, and from the founding of the Company in 2006 to May 2014, he served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Lien has been a member of the Board since 2006. Previously, Mr. Lien served as Chief Operating Officer of Adteractive, Inc., an online performance marketing company, from 2004 to 2005. In 2001, Mr. Lien co-founded and served as Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Sugar Media, Inc., a broadband services platform, until its acquisition in 2003 by 2Wire, Inc., a leading supplier of DSL equipment and services, which was subsequently acquired by Pace plc in 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Lien served in various capacities at BlueLight.com, LLC, Kmart Corporation’s ecommerce and Internet service provider subsidiary from 2000 to 2001, including as Chief Financial Officer and acting Chief Executive Officer. Prior to BlueLight.com, Mr. Lien spent 10 years at various investment banks, including Morgan Stanley and Evercore Partners, with his last role as Managing Director.

Mr. Lien holds an A.B. from Dartmouth College, where he was elected as a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Mr. Lien’s presence as a member of the Board brings his thorough knowledge of the Company into the Board’s strategic and policy-making discussions. He brings his extensive experience in finance, digital marketing and executive roles in the information technology industry into deliberations regarding the Company’s strategy and operations.

Location

San Francisco, California, United States, North America

Social

Primary Organization

Marin Software

Marin Software

Founded

2006

Employees

251-500

Industry

Software, Internet, Advertising, Advertising Platforms, Social Media Marketing

Jobs history

1

Marin Software

Founder

2006 - Current

Board and Advisor Roles

0

N/A

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Profile Resume

Christopher Lien is the Founder & CEO at Marin Software, based in United States, North America. With a background in Software, Christopher Lien has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Christopher Lien studied MBA unknown @ Stanford Graduate School of Business. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.

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Investment portfolio

Christopher Lien has made 1 investments. Their Latest investment was Seed Round - MyVR on Sep 28, 2012

Number of investment

1

Number of exits

1

Personal investment

1

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundMoney Raised
Sep 28, 2012
MyVR MyVR
Seed Round - MyVR
1.4M

Partner investment

0

There is no partner investment available on this profile

Exits

1

exit.name MyVR

MyVR

MyVR, a Guesty company, is a cloud-based, multi-channel management platform that provides short-term rental businesses w...

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