Tim Cadogan
{{Short description|British-American entrepreneur and CEO of GoFundMe}}
{{About|British-American entrepreneur|the New Zealand mayor and lawyer|Tim Cadogan (politician)}}
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| nationality = British-American
| education = London School of Economics (BSc)
| occupation = CEO of GoFundMe
Co-Founder and former CEO of OpenX
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Tim Cadogan is a British-American entrepreneur who is the CEO of GoFundMe. Previously he co-founded OpenX as its CEO.{{Cite web |last=Horst |first=Peter |title=Brands Take A Stand For Quality In The Wild West Of Digital Advertising |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterhorst/2018/11/09/brands-take-a-stand-for-quality-in-the-wild-west-of-digital-advertising/ |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=Forbes |language=en}} In 2025, Time magazine listed him as one of the world's 100 most influential people.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-16 |title=Tim Cadogan: The 100 Most Influential People of 2025 |url=https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273777/tim-cadogan/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=TIME |language=en}}
Early life and education
Cadogan was born{{Cite web |date=2021-08-24 |title=How GoFundMe's Tim Cadogan taps board expertise in perilous times |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gofundme-tim-cadogan-taps-board-093000961.html |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=Yahoo Finance |language=en-US}} and raised in rural England.{{Cite news |last=Gelles |first=David |date=2022-03-04 |title=The GoFundMe C.E.O. Wants You to Ask: 'How Can I Help?' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/04/business/tim-cadogan-gofundme-corner-office.html |access-date=2024-01-13 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} He holds a bachelor of science degree from the London School of Economics, a master in philosophy from University of Oxford, and is master of business administration from Stanford Graduate School of Business.{{Cite web |date=2021-08-31 |title=Entrepreneur - Start, run and grow your business. |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/webinars/event/419 |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=Entrepreneur |language=en}}
Career
Cadogan began his career as a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group and McKinsey & Company.{{Cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Murad |date=2024-01-13 |title=Business big shot: Tim Cadogan |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/business-big-shot-tim-cadogan-rg7k2q7m2c5 |access-date=2024-01-13 |work=The Times |language=en |issn=0140-0460}} He then became Vice President of Search at Overture (formerly GoTo.com) which was subsequently acquired by Yahoo!.{{Cite web |title=Overture (with the Internet History Podcast!) {{!}} Acquired Podcast |url=https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/episode-33-overture-with-the-internet-history-podcast |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=www.acquired.fm}} At Yahoo!, he led both the advertising and search businesses at from 2003 to 2008.{{Cite web |title=Mobile Summit 2013 – Tim Cadogan – OpenX – Rethinking Advertising for a Multi-Screen World |url=https://www.technologyreview.com/2013/06/10/178105/mobile-summit-2013-tim-cadogan-openx-rethinking-advertising-for-a-multi-screen-world/ |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=MIT Technology Review |language=en}}
In 2008, Cadogan co-founded OpenX with fellow Yahoo veteran Jason Fairchild{{Cite web |date=2023-12-10 |title=63. Jason Fairchild – developing GoTo, OpenX and tvScientific |url=https://paleoadtech.com/2023/12/10/63-jason-fairchild-developing-goto-openx-and-tvscientific/ |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=Paleo Ad Tech |language=en-US}} and was its CEO.{{Cite web |last=Schonfeld |first=Erick |date=2008-04-09 |title=Yahoo Refugee Tim Cadogan Lands at OpenX As CEO |url=https://techcrunch.com/2008/04/09/yahoo-refugee-tim-cadogan-lands-at-openx-as-ceo/ |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}} In January 2020, Cadogan replaced Rob Solomon as the CEO of GoFundMe.{{Cite web |last=Lunden |first=Ingrid |date=2020-01-29 |title=GoFundMe CEO Rob Solomon is stepping down, will be replaced by Tim Cadogan, CEO of OpenX |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/29/gofundme-ceo-rob-solomon-is-stepping-down-will-be-replaced-by-tim-cadogan-ceo-of-openx/ |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine |date=2021-11-14 |title=Remote Work Is Fine. The Real Thing Scaring CEOs? Hybrid Work. |url=https://time.com/6117090/tim-cadogan-gofundme-ceo-interview/ |access-date=2024-01-13 |magazine=TIME |language=en}}
Personal life
Cadogan resides with his family in California.{{Cite news |last=‘Sway’ |date=2021-03-01 |title=Opinion {{!}} If Government Did Its Job We Might Not Need GoFundMe |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/opinion/sway-kara-swisher-tim-cadogan.html |access-date=2024-01-13 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
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