Michela O. Abrams
President at Dwell Life, Inc.
Profile
Ms. Michela O.
Abrams is President at Dwell LLC, Operating Partner at Meriturn Partners LLC, and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at EDV Management Co.
Prior to joining EDV Management, Ms. Abrams was the President of Imagine Media’s Business Division, including the flagship publication Business 2.0.
She successfully guided the sale of the magazine to AOL/Time Warner in July 2001.
Ms. Abrams has held executive positions at IDG, Ziff-Davis, and McGraw-Hill.
She served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Computerworld.
Prior to IDG, she was Chief Operating Officer of Ziff Davis Events, which produces industry-leading expositions and conferences such as Comdex, Seybold, and Networld + Interop.
She also served several years as a Publisher and Group Vice President at McGraw-Hill.
Ms. Abrams received her BS in Journalism from California State Polytechnic University-San Luis Obispo.
Michela O. Abrams active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Dwell Life, Inc.
 Dwell Life, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Dwell Life, Inc. provides magazine publication services. The magazine attempts to show how people live in their homes and pledges not to have its designers place. It also operates a Web site and holds design-related events. The company was founded by Lara Deam in 2000 and is located in San Francisco, CA. | President | - |
Former positions of Michela O. Abrams
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Arcbazar.com, Inc.
 Arcbazar.com, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Arcbazar.com, Inc. develops an online design competition platform that connects clients, designers, and contractors. The company’s platform enables clients to launch design competition, describe the project, upload images, and provide basic dimensions; and get various designs from architectural, interior, and landscape designers. It offers competitions in the areas of remodeling, interiors, landscape, architectural, new residential, commercial, mixed-use development, and public projects. The company was founded by Imdat As, Ana Batlsta and Halit Ciftci in 2010 and is headquartered in Allston, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Imagine Media, Inc.
 Imagine Media, Inc. Publishing: Books/MagazinesConsumer Services Imagine Media, Inc. publishes technology magazines. The company is based in Brisbane, CA. Imagine Media was acquired by Future Publishing Ltd. on May 26, 1999. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Computerworld, Inc. (Massachusetts)
 Computerworld, Inc. (Massachusetts) Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Computerworld, Inc. is a technology-focused company based in Framingham, MA. Computerworld covers a range of technology topics, including Windows, Mobile, Apple/enterprise, Office and productivity suites, collaboration, web browsers, and blockchain. The private company provides relevant information about companies such as Microsoft, Apple, and Google. The company was founded by Patrick Joseph McGovern. | President | - |
AdForce, Inc.
 AdForce, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services AdForce, Inc. provided online centralized, outsourced advertisement management and delivery services. The firm offered sophisticated campaign design, inventory management, targeting, ad delivery, tracking, measuring and reporting capability services. The company was founded by Chad Steelberg, Ryan Steelberg & Michael Tanne and was located in Cupertino, CA. | Sales & Marketing | - |
| S&P GLOBAL, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Michela O. Abrams
| California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo) | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| S&P GLOBAL, INC. | Commercial Services |
| Private companies | 8 |
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Dwell Life, Inc.
Dwell Life, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Dwell Life, Inc. provides magazine publication services. The magazine attempts to show how people live in their homes and pledges not to have its designers place. It also operates a Web site and holds design-related events. The company was founded by Lara Deam in 2000 and is located in San Francisco, CA. | Commercial Services |
Clickability, Inc.
 Clickability, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Clickability, Inc. provides demand web content management services. The firm enables customers to take content from any source and publish to any device, managing their entire content repository of digital assets more effectively in the cloud. The company was founded by Jeffrey Freund, John Girard, Sean Noonan and Timur Yarnallin 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Ridge Ventures
 Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | Finance |
Ziff Davis, Inc. /Old/
 Ziff Davis, Inc. /Old/ Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Ziff Davis, Inc. operates as a technology, gaming, entertainment and men’s lifestyle firm. It delivers advertising, performance marketing and licensing solutions to clients. The firm’s brands include PGmag.com, IGN, askmen, OOKLA, PC, Salesify, Toolbox.com, and techbargains. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
AdForce, Inc.
AdForce, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services AdForce, Inc. provided online centralized, outsourced advertisement management and delivery services. The firm offered sophisticated campaign design, inventory management, targeting, ad delivery, tracking, measuring and reporting capability services. The company was founded by Chad Steelberg, Ryan Steelberg & Michael Tanne and was located in Cupertino, CA. | Commercial Services |
Imagine Media, Inc.
Imagine Media, Inc. Publishing: Books/MagazinesConsumer Services Imagine Media, Inc. publishes technology magazines. The company is based in Brisbane, CA. Imagine Media was acquired by Future Publishing Ltd. on May 26, 1999. | Consumer Services |
Computerworld, Inc. (Massachusetts)
Computerworld, Inc. (Massachusetts) Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Computerworld, Inc. is a technology-focused company based in Framingham, MA. Computerworld covers a range of technology topics, including Windows, Mobile, Apple/enterprise, Office and productivity suites, collaboration, web browsers, and blockchain. The private company provides relevant information about companies such as Microsoft, Apple, and Google. The company was founded by Patrick Joseph McGovern. | Technology Services |
Arcbazar.com, Inc.
Arcbazar.com, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Arcbazar.com, Inc. develops an online design competition platform that connects clients, designers, and contractors. The company’s platform enables clients to launch design competition, describe the project, upload images, and provide basic dimensions; and get various designs from architectural, interior, and landscape designers. It offers competitions in the areas of remodeling, interiors, landscape, architectural, new residential, commercial, mixed-use development, and public projects. The company was founded by Imdat As, Ana Batlsta and Halit Ciftci in 2010 and is headquartered in Allston, MA. | Technology Services |
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