Ellen Siminoff
Director/Board Member at TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.
Net worth: 3 M $ as of 2024-03-30
Profile
Ellen F.
Siminoff is the founder and currently holds multiple director positions.
She founded Shmoop University, Inc. in 2007 and currently serves as a Director.
She is also currently a Director at VeriFone, Inc., Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., BigCommerce Holdings, Inc., Follett Corp., Discovery Education, Inc., and BigCommerce Pty Ltd.
In her former positions, Ms. Siminoff served as Chairman at Efficient Frontier, Inc. from 2008 to 2009, Independent Director at Journal Communications, Inc. from 2011 to 2013, and Director at Glu Mobile LLC from 2008 to 2011.
She also held director positions at various other companies including Picaboo Corp., RichRelevance, Inc., Journal Broadcast Group, Inc., The Mozilla Foundation, CarParts.com, Inc., BuildDirect.com.
Technologies, Inc., SolarWinds North America, Inc., 4INFO, Inc., Tap11, Inc., Zynga, Inc., Mozilla Corp., SolarWinds Corp., and Yahoo!, Inc. where she served as Senior Vice President-Corporate Development from 1996 to 2002.
She was also the Manager-Online Classifieds at Los Angeles Times Communications LLC from 1994 to 1996.
Ms. Siminoff completed her undergraduate studies at Princeton University and earned an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1993.
Known holdings in public companies
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-15 | 13,360 ( 0.01% ) | 2 M $ | 2024-03-30 | |
BIGCOMMERCE HOLDINGS INC
0.13% | 2024-03-08 | 96,654 ( 0.13% ) | 665 946 $ | 2024-03-30 |
Ellen Siminoff active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| BIGCOMMERCE HOLDINGS, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2020-02-29 |
| TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2022-05-22 |
Shmoop University, Inc.
 Shmoop University, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Shmoop University, Inc. provides digital curriculum services. It offers online guides and resources on literature, poetry, U.S. history, civics, economics, and music. The firm also provides online test preparation courses. The company was founded by Ellen F. Siminoff, David E. Siminoff and Brady Wood in 2007 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA. | Founder | 2006-12-31 |
VeriFone, Inc.
 VeriFone, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology VeriFone, Inc. designs and manufactures transaction automation systems. The company was founded by William Melton on April 14, 1981 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2021-02-28 |
Discovery Education, Inc.
 Discovery Education, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Discovery Education, Inc. develops learning platform. Its solutions include science, social studies, math techbook, and professional development. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, NC. | Director/Board Member | - |
BigCommerce Pty Ltd.
 BigCommerce Pty Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services BigCommerce Pty Ltd. develops eCommerce platform. It offers shopping cart software, SEO tools, and online payment solutions. The firm also provides SSL certificates, product merchandising, and Website designing services. The company was founded by Mitchell Robert Harper and Eddie Machaalani in 2003 and is headquartered in Ultimo, Australia. | Director/Board Member | 2020-03-02 |
Follett Corp.
 Follett Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Follett Corp. provides educational support services. It offers educational services and products to colleges, schools, and libraries. The firm's higher education group operates bookstores on college campuses and is a wholesaler of used college textbooks. The company was founded by Charles M. Barnes in 1873 and is headquartered in Westchester, IL. | Director/Board Member | 2022-06-30 |
Former positions of Ellen Siminoff
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| ZYNGA INC. | Director/Board Member | 2022-05-22 |
| SOLARWINDS INC | Director/Board Member | 2016-02-04 |
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Training of Ellen Siminoff
| Princeton University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 4 |
|---|---|
| TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. | Technology Services |
| BIGCOMMERCE HOLDINGS, INC. | Technology Services |
| CARPARTS.COM, INC. | Retail Trade |
| SOLARWINDS CORPORATION | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 20 |
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Journal Communications, Inc.
 Journal Communications, Inc. Publishing: NewspapersConsumer Services Journal Communications, Inc. is a media company with operations in television and radio broadcasting, publishing and digital media. The company operates through three segments: Publishing, Broadcasting and Corporate. The Broadcasting segment consists of 35 radio stations and 15 television stations in 12 states. The Publishing segment consists of a daily newspaper, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, which serves as the only major daily newspaper for the Milwaukee metropolitan area, and several community newspapers and shoppers in Wisconsin. The Corporate segment consists of unallocated corporate expenses and revenue eliminations. Journal Communications was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI. | Consumer Services |
VeriFone, Inc.
VeriFone, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology VeriFone, Inc. designs and manufactures transaction automation systems. The company was founded by William Melton on April 14, 1981 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Yahoo!, Inc.
 Yahoo!, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Yahoo!, Inc. is a guide to digital information discovery, focused on informing, connecting, and entertaining users through its search, communications, and digital content products. It operates through the following geographical segments: Americas; Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA); and Asia Pacific. The company was founded by Jerry Chih-Yuan Yang and David Filo in January 1994 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Technology Services |
Picaboo Corp.
 Picaboo Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Picaboo Corp. engages in the provision of photo album software. It offers photo books, cards, calendars, canvas, photo panels, posters, prints, phone and tablets cases, yearbooks, gift certificates, and quick gifts. The company was founded by Howard Field and Kevin McCurdy in 2002 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Technology Services |
Efficient Frontier, Inc.
 Efficient Frontier, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Efficient Frontier, Inc. provided paid search engine marketing solutions. The company was founded by Anand Ranganathan and Anik Kamath in 2002 and was headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
RichRelevance, Inc.
 RichRelevance, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services RichRelevance, Inc. provides personalization and product recommendation tools for e-commerce sites. Its products include personalized content, personalized recommendations, personalized searc, personalization AI, and personalization cloud. The company was founded by David Selinger, Tyler Kohn, Sundeep Ahuja and Michael Decourcey in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Journal Broadcast Group, Inc.
 Journal Broadcast Group, Inc. BroadcastingConsumer Services Journal Broadcast Group, Inc. owned and operated radio and television stations. The company was headquartered in Milwaukee, WI. | Consumer Services |
Follett Corp.
Follett Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Follett Corp. provides educational support services. It offers educational services and products to colleges, schools, and libraries. The firm's higher education group operates bookstores on college campuses and is a wholesaler of used college textbooks. The company was founded by Charles M. Barnes in 1873 and is headquartered in Westchester, IL. | Commercial Services |
Los Angeles Times Communications LLC
 Los Angeles Times Communications LLC Publishing: NewspapersConsumer Services Los Angeles Times Communications LLC engages in the publication of newspapers. The firm offers entertainment news and reviews and Southern California's event listing. The company was founded on December 4, 1881 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Consumer Services |
Glu Mobile LLC
 Glu Mobile LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Glu Mobile, Inc. engages in developing and publishing of mobile games. Its games include Disney Sorcerer's Arena, Universe, Design Home, Diner Dash, Cooking Dash, Covet Fashion, Restaurant Dash, Kim Kardashian Holywood, and Deer Hunter. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States of America; Americas excluding United States; Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; and Asia Pacific. The company was founded by Paul Zuzelo and Kristian Segerstrale in 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
The Mozilla Foundation
 The Mozilla Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Mozilla Foundation operates as a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to the public benefit. The foundation also wholly owns the subsidiary organization, the Mozilla Corporation. Its purpose is to develop open source, standards compliant, free Internet applications that will be useable free of charge. It was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Commercial Services |
Discovery Education, Inc.
Discovery Education, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Discovery Education, Inc. develops learning platform. Its solutions include science, social studies, math techbook, and professional development. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, NC. | Technology Services |
BuildDirect.com Technologies, Inc. /Old/
 BuildDirect.com Technologies, Inc. /Old/ Internet RetailRetail Trade BuildDirect.com Technologies, Inc. sells home improvement products online. It offers flooring, decking, building materials, outdoor, kitchen and bath, moldings and accessories, and doors. The company was founded by Jeffrey D. Booth and Robert D. Banks in 1999 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | Retail Trade |
SolarWinds North America, Inc.
 SolarWinds North America, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services SolarWinds North America, Inc. engages in the provision of information technology solutions. Its products include network performance monitor, server and application monitor, virtualization manager, storage resource monitor and network configuration manager. The firm also offers network management, systems management, database management and information technology security. The company was founded by David A. Yonce and Donald C. Yonce in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
4INFO, Inc.
 4INFO, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services 4INFO, Inc. engages in the provision of mobile display advertising technology. It offers retail, automotive, financial and CPG solutions. The company was founded by Michael Stachowiak, Markus A. Nordvik, Pankaj B. Shah, Zaw Thet, and David E. Siminoff in 2004 and is headquarters in San Mateo, CA. | Technology Services |
Tap11, Inc.
 Tap11, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Tap11, Inc. provides mobile instant media networking services. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Zynga, Inc.
 Zynga, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Zynga, Inc. provides social game services. It develops, markets and operates social games as live services played on mobile platforms such as Apple's iOS operating system and Google's Android operating system, and social networking sites such as Facebook. It offers Chess with Friends, Crazy Cake Swap, Draw Something, FarmVille, Gems with Friends, Ice Age: Arctic Blast, Looney Tunes Dash, Speed Guess Something, What's The Phrase, Wizard of Oz Magic Match, Yummy Gummy, Free Slots, Black Diamond Casino, Hit It Rich, Zynga Poker and Willy Wonka Slots. The company was founded by Mark Jonathan Pincus on April 19, 2007, and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Technology Services |
Mozilla Corp.
 Mozilla Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Mozilla Corp. develops software applications. It offers Firefox for desktop, iOS, and Android. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Shmoop University, Inc.
Shmoop University, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Shmoop University, Inc. provides digital curriculum services. It offers online guides and resources on literature, poetry, U.S. history, civics, economics, and music. The firm also provides online test preparation courses. The company was founded by Ellen F. Siminoff, David E. Siminoff and Brady Wood in 2007 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA. | Commercial Services |
BigCommerce Pty Ltd.
BigCommerce Pty Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services BigCommerce Pty Ltd. develops eCommerce platform. It offers shopping cart software, SEO tools, and online payment solutions. The firm also provides SSL certificates, product merchandising, and Website designing services. The company was founded by Mitchell Robert Harper and Eddie Machaalani in 2003 and is headquartered in Ultimo, Australia. | Technology Services |
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