Ellen Siminoff is an experienced media and technology executive and an advisor to multiple companies, including Zynga, the world’s leading social game developer. She is also the co-founder and former president and CEO of Shmoop, an education technology company. She continues to serve on its board of directors.
Siminoff co-founded Shmoop with her husband, David, and the company’s mission is to distribute curriculum and test preparation materials across platforms worldwide. Shmoop’s materials are written in a distinctive edgy voice, which has been praised by educators, students, and parents alike.
Prior to Shmoop, Siminoff was the president and CEO of Efficient Frontier, a pioneer in dynamic Search Engine Marketing management services. She joined early in its history and grew it to manage over $1 billion in marketing spend. The company was later acquired for $425 million by Adobe.
Before joining Efficient Frontier, Siminoff spent six years at Yahoo, where she was a founding executive. During her time there, she held the roles of vice president for business development and planning, senior vice president for entertainment and small business, and senior vice president for corporate development.
Early in her career, she managed the Los Angeles Times’ online classifieds service.
Among her other board and advisory commitments, Siminoff sits on the board of Discovery Education, a global leader in standards-based digital learning content for K-12 students and classrooms. She also serves on the board of BigCommerce and Verifone. Previous board roles include US Auto Parts, SolarWinds, Journal Broadcast Group, and Mozilla Corporation.
In 2005, Siminoff was one of eight industry professionals recognized by Forbes as a Master of Information. Since 2013, she has served on the advisory board for Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.
Siminoff earned her bachelor’s degree in economics from Princeton University and her M.B.A. from Stanford's Graduate School of Business. She also received a graduate level certificate of programming from Harvard University in 2020.
What is Ellen F. Siminoff's net worth?
The estimated net worth of Ellen F. Siminoff is at least $197,988.72 as of September 15th, 2021. Ms. Siminoff owns 24,204 shares of Zynga stock worth more than $197,989 as of November 14th. This net worth estimate does not reflect any other assets that Ms. Siminoff may own. Learn More about Ellen F. Siminoff's net worth.
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Has Ellen F. Siminoff been buying or selling shares of Zynga?
Ellen F. Siminoff has not been actively trading shares of Zynga over the course of the past ninety days. Most recently, Ellen F. Siminoff sold 5,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $6.18, for a transaction totalling $30,900.00. Learn More on Ellen F. Siminoff's trading history.
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