Name:
Pat McCarthy
E-mail:
pmccarthy @ gmail.com
Employment:
VP, Strategy at AppNexus
Former VP B2B Marketing and Product Marketing at Yahoo!
Former Right Media Executive
LinkedIn Profile:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/pmccarthy
Twitter:
Follow @patmccarthy
Quora:
http://www.quora.com/pat-mccarthy
Tumblr:
PatrickMcCarthy.com
Location:
Eugene, OR USA
Side Projects:
Conversion Rater – A blog to discuss web entrepreneurship, online advertising, web analytics, and more.
Family Sites
WorkChairs.com Swopper Chairs and Ergonomic Products – An ergonomic chair site run by my parents.
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