Bob Carrigan
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Robert Carrigan (born January 28, 1966) is the CEO of Audible, Inc., having assumed the role on January 2, 2020.{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/audible-bob-carrigan-ceo-don-katz-1203444751/|title=Amazon's Audible Names Bob Carrigan CEO as Founder Don Katz Steps Into New Role|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=December 17, 2019|work=Variety|access-date=2020-08-28|language=en}} Previously, he was chairman and chief executive officer of Dun & Bradstreet between 2013 and 2018,{{Cite news|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dun-bradstreet-ushers-era-100000570.html|title=Dun & Bradstreet Ushers in a New Era|date=March 10, 2015|access-date=2017-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316061759/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/dun-bradstreet-ushers-era-100000570.html|archive-date=March 16, 2015|url-status=dead|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/dnb/profile?ltr=1|title=DNB Profile {{!}} Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (T Stock - Yahoo Finance|website=finance.yahoo.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-02}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=22827489&privcapId=27755|title=Robert P. Carrigan: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2017-09-02}} and a senior executive at IDG Communications Inc. from 2003 to 2013.
Early life and education
Carrigan graduated from Boston University with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. He was raised in Philadelphia, PA.{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2016/12/07/bob-carrigan-positions-dun-bradstreet-for-a-new-era-of-data-services/|title=Bob Carrigan Positions Dun & Bradstreet For A New Era Of Data Services|last=Rogers|first=Bruce|date=December 7, 2016|work=Forbes|access-date=2017-09-02|language=en}}
Career
He has served as CEO of Audible since January 2020. He was previously chairman and CEO of Dun & Bradstreet, and CEO of IDG Communications Inc.. He was also the senior vice president of the Interactive Media Group at AOL, Inc.. {{better source|date=February 2025}}
Boards and honors
Carrigan stepped down as chairman of the board of Dun & Bradstreet on February 12, 2018. He held a seat on the board of IDG from 2013 through 2017, until the company was sold to China Oceanwide.{{Cite news|url=http://adage.com/article/btob/idg-communications-ceo-carrigan-steps/289946/|title=IDG Communications CEO Carrigan steps down|date=August 6, 2013|work=Ad Age|access-date=2017-09-02|language=en}} He served on the board of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) for seven years, and was chairman in 2011.{{Cite news|url=http://www.adweek.com/digital/iab-elects-idg-s-bob-carrigan-chair-125333/|title=IAB Elects IDG's Bob Carrigan as Chair|last=Morrissey|first=Brian|date=February 1, 2011|work=AdWeek|access-date=2017-09-02|language=en-US}} In 2016, Carrigan was named NJ Master Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young.{{Cite news|url=http://www.njbiz.com/article/20160624/NJBIZ01/160629868/ey-names-the-top-nj-entrepreneurs-for-2016|title=EY names the top N.J. entrepreneurs for 2016 {{!}} NJBIZ|last=Sheldon|first=Andrew|date=June 24, 2016|work=NJBIZ|access-date=2017-09-02}} In January 2017, Carrigan was appointed by President Obama to serve on the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC).{{Cite news|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/17/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts|title=President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts|date=2017-01-17|work=whitehouse.gov|access-date=2017-09-02|language=en}}
Personal life
Carrigan is married with three children.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/20/style/weddings-cornelia-sherman-robert-carrigan.html|title=WEDDINGS; Cornelia Sherman, Robert Carrigan|date=1993-09-20|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-09-02|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}} In his free time, he plays the banjo.{{Cite web|url=http://www.adweek.com/agencyspy/dueling-banjos-how-deliverance-and-digital-media-came-together/7442|title=Dueling Banjos: How 'Deliverance' and Digital Media Came Together|last=Van Hoven|first=Matt|date=May 10, 2010|website=www.adweek.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-02}}
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Category:American chief executives of financial services companies