Guide Note:

Steve Case is co-founder and former CEO of AOL. When the company merged with Time Warner in 2001, Case quickly became Chairman but resigned in 2003 to work on Revolution.

Fast Facts:

1. Born: August 21, 1958
2. Grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii
3. Graduated from Williams College
4. Spouse: Jean Villanueva
5. Chairman, CEO: Revolution
6. Case is one of the largest shareholders of Time Inc. stock

Steve Case was raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. He attended Williams College, from where he graduated with a degree in political science. He then started working at Procter & Gamble.

In 1985 he joined the team at Quantum Computer Servies and became vice president of marketing. He eventually became CEO of the company in 1991 and chairman in 1995. In 1991 he changed the company name to America Online. In January of 2001 AOL merged with Time Warner in a $106 billion merger.