Brad Garlinghouse is an American businessman who was formerly Yahoo!'s Senior Vice President of Communications and Communities. He was in charge of some of Yahoo's most popular services, including Yahoo Mail, Yahoo! Messenger and Flickr.TechCrunch: Yahoo's Executive Structure Crumbles: Lu, Garlinghouse and Makhijani To Leave (June 19, 2008) Garlinghouse announced in June 2008 that he would be leaving Yahoo after a period of transition.New York Times: Another Yahoo Overhaul as It Tries to Right Itself (June 27, 2008)
Peanut Butter Manifesto
Garlinghouse's Peanut Butter Manifesto was an internal memo which, while still hopeful, called for major changes throughout Yahoo!. In it, he made rather controversial suggestions, including restructuring the corporate organization, reducing staff by 15-20% and focusing on core services.WSJ.com: The 'Peanut Butter Manifesto' (November 18, 2006) The memo name is derived from a metaphor used to describe Yahoo's strategy of spreading itself over many different services.
Brad Garlinghouse Professional Profile
- Current Projects:
- Senior VP of Communications, Communities, and Front Doors, Yahoo!
- Past Projects:
- CEO, Dialpad Communications (now Yahoo! Voice)
- Partner, @Ventures
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Earned Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Kansas
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Earned MBA from Harvard University
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Began career as a venture capitalist
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Was a general partner with the venture capital firm, @Ventures
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Released the controversial "Peanut Butter Manifesto" in 2006
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Announced resignation in 2008
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