Our Team

Kurt Abrahamson is the CEO of ShareThis. Prior to joining the company, Kurt served as CEO of SocialMedia.com, a leader in online display advertising, which was acquired by LivingSocial. Prior to SocialMedia.com, Kurt worked for Google where managed the direct sales channel for publishers and helped lead the global launch of Google AdSense as Director of the Content Media Group. Abrahamson also served as the Director of Global Sales & Operations Strategy and as Director of Sales Operations for North America. Before joining Google, Kurt served as Chief Operating Officer of Jupiter Communications and as President of Jupiter Media Metrix, where he helped build their business from a small 12-person group to 520 employees worldwide, establishing Jupiter as one of the leading Internet research organizations. Kurt received his Bachelor of Science in communications from Cornell, and a Master's degree in public policy from Harvard.

Kurt's favorite sharing topics: skiing, SF Giants, online media, travel

Tim Schigel is the Chairman and Founder of ShareThis, the world’s largest sharing network and a market for influence across the web. Prior to founding ShareThis, Tim was Director with Blue Chip Venture Company, where he led the firm's investment in marketing and technology leaders such as Advertising.com (AOL/TW), Nielsen Buzzmetrics (Nielsen) and Third Screen Media (AOL/TW). Prior to Blue Chip, he was an entrepreneur and international consultant leading innovative projects for Apple Computer, Hitachi, Hallmark Cards, Motorola and Procter & Gamble. Tim received his Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Case Western Reserve University.

Tim's favorite sharing topics: influence, sharing, Cincinnati, vintage guitars

Nanda leads product development, management and technology at ShareThis, where his teams touch 1 out of every 2 US Internet users today. He was formerly the General Manager of Product Ads at Amazon.com, where his team developed a new advertising based product for Amazon merchants. Kishore helped found, lead, and develop the technologies behind startups TheFind.com, where he served as CEO and BridgeSpan, where he served as President of products and technology. Previously, Kishore was the Vice President of Engineering at NetDynamics, an early e-commerce infrastructure pioneer. Kishore holds a Bachelor’s of Technology degree from I.I.T. Madras, India, a Master’s Degree in computer and system sciences from Louisiana State University and Master’s Degree in mechanical engineering from Cornell University.

Nanda's favorite sharing topics: digital cameras, travel photos, new technology

Kristen joins ShareThis with more than 15 years experience in brand, product and consumer marketing for major sports media and leading interactive entertainment brands. She most recently led Industry Outreach for Yahoo! after leading B2B Marketing and Events. Before Yahoo!, she was VP of Marketing at Maven Networks Inc. where she led all marketing efforts including product marketing, public relations, brand vision, marketing strategy and market development. Before Maven, Kristen served for six years as VP of Marketing for Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM), where she led all marketing activities and was a member of the Executive team.

Kristen’s favorite sharing topics: coffee shops, new mom advice, running, travel

Capturing the growing demand for high intent social behavior across the web, Julie is responsible for delivering increased revenue and social engagement to leading publishers in the ShareThis network. Prior to joining ShareThis, Greenhouse was vice president of product sales for AOL where she was responsible for all revenue from Behavioral Targeting, Mobile, AOL Sponsored Listings and AOL Search and Bidplace divisions. At AOL, Greenhouse also served as vice president of search sales and was recognized as one of Time Warner's Executive Women Leaders in 2009. Before AOL, Greenhouse was director of sales for Yahoo! Search Marketing and also held roles at Disney Online, Deja.com and GeoCities. Greenhouse holds a Bachelor of Science from Northwestern.

Julie's favorite sharing topics: online advertising, cooking, reality TV

Paul comes to ShareThis to develop a more effective means for our 1 million+ publishers to deepen user engagement and increase monetization through our arsenal of social sharing tools. He most recently served as VP, business development for the CBSNews.com and CNET brands at CBS Interactive-focusing on product strategy and partner development around technology, content and e-commerce. Prior to that he worked in both business and product development roles for CNET Networks, building a reseller network for consumer electronics content in Europe and North America. He holds a BA from Kenyon College and an MFA from Sarah Lawrence.

Paul's favorite sharing topics: consumer electronics, interactive media, skiing, tennis, The Wire

Barry brings more than 16 years of experience in product management, marketing, and user experience design to the VP of Product role at ShareThis, where he is responsible for product strategy and management. Prior to joining ShareThis, Barry was the Sr. Director of Product at BrightRoll, where he led the Product Management team responsible for developing core ad network capabilities, as well as building and launching the BrightRoll Exchange (BRX). Before BrightRoll, he was a Principal Product Manager at PayPal, focusing on products revolving around user safety/security and dispute resolution. Prior to joining PayPal, Barry worked in a wide range of marketing and human factors engineering roles at Ford Motor Company and, preceding that, General Motors. Grant holds a B.S. degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of Miami, an M.S. degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, and an M.B.A. with concentrations in Marketing, Technology, and Strategy from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.

Barry's favorite sharing topics: social media, emerging advertising technologies, high-tech consumer products, hiking/camping, new music, Detroit, Harley-Davidson