Jim Lanzone
Jim Lanzone is the Chief Executive Officer of Yahoo Inc., a position he has held since September 2021 when the company was acquired by Apollo Global Management. He is a serial turnaround specialist who previously served as CEO of Tinder, President and CEO of CBS Interactive, and CEO of Ask Jeeves. At Yahoo, he is leading a multi-phase turnaround of the iconic internet brand, overseeing major product overhauls across Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Sports, and Yahoo Mail, and has launched the AI-powered Scout answer engine in partnership with Anthropic.
“Yahoo Sports' 'Ask Kevin O'Connor' feature 'lets people ask questions and receive AI-generated responses based on O'Connor's analysis and written voice,' pulling from 'his NBA Draft Guide, coverage and show along with player and team stats.'”
Source→“CEO Jim Lanzone signaled an IPO is coming: "The plan is not to stay private forever... I don't think it's too far off."”
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