Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 11, 1998

Robert Goodman – Ivi Publishing Inc (ivip)

ROBERT GOODMAN - On December 1, 1997, Robert Goodman, head of business development for MSNBC on the Internet was named President and Chief Executive Officer of IVI Publishing, Inc. and was also appointed to the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Goodman previously held various legal and management positions at 3DO, NeXT and MIPS Computer Systems. Mr. Goodman was instumental in developing MSNBC's distridution relationships with WebTV, Yahoo!, Infoseek, ZD Net, AT&T Worldnet and MindSpring, among others. Profile
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