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Shawn Hardin is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Flock.
"Everyone who uses the Internet uses a browser. The browser is the connected application that enables everything you do online. Over the last decade, online user behavior has dramatically transformed, yet browsers have barely changed.
Flock is focused on fundamentally evolving the browser, bringing a refreshing new approach to how people use and participate on the web and simplifying social and web-based applications by bringing them one step closer to the user and integrating them directly into the browser. Our goal is to give Flock's users maximum control over their web experience."
Professional Background:
Hardin has front-line experience in technology-driven entrepreneurial ventures in addition to a business background with NBC, AOL and Yahoo!. He has been working at the intersection of media and technology for over twelve years, and his creative and business experience spans Entertainment, Film, Television, Information Technologies, Mobile and the Internet.
Prior to joining Flock, Hardin was most recently Yahoo!'s Head of Youth, Health & Games. In this role he oversaw the strategic direction, product & programming and business operations for these key businesses. His complete portfolio collectively attracted 30 million unique users and over 2.3 billion minutes of consumer engagement each month.
Prior to joining Yahoo!, Hardin was a senior vice president at America Online, where he played a central role in forming the AOL Broadband Division, while overseeing all aspects of AOL's broadband product and programming strategy. Prior to joining AOL, Hardin spent seven years working with the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and rose to the position of EVP, Chief Product Officer and Group General Manager for NBC Internet. Before joining NBC, Hardin worked as a filmmaker and cinematographer on more than seventy film and video productions.
As a Board member for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Hardin oversaw creation of the industry's first Emmy Award recognizing creative excellence in Interactive Programming. He is currently a director member of the Directors Guild of America and has served on Advisory Boards for National Public Radio, the American Film Institute and the Producers Guild of America.
Hardin is a graduate of the University of Southern California, School of Cinema/TV. He lives in the San Francisco/Bay area with his wife and daughter.
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