Peter S. Hirshberg

Peter Hirshberg is an entrepreneur and marketing innovator who has led emerging media and technology companies at the center of disruptive change for more than 20 years. He is currently executive vice-president and board member of Technorati, the leading real-time search and discovery engine in the blogosphere. Previously Hirshberg served as president and CEO of Gloss.com, the online prestige beauty business co-owned by Estee Lauder Companies, Chanel and Clarins.

Hirshberg founded and served as CEO of Elemental Software, the e-business web development software company that was acquired by Macromedia Incorporated in 1999. He served as chairman of Interpacket Networks, prior its acquisition by American Tower Corporation in October 2000

During a nine-year tenure at Apple Computer, Hirshberg headed enterprise marketing, where he grew Apple's large business and government revenue to $1 billion annually and helped lead the company's entry into the online service arena. After leaving Apple, his new-media strategy firm served clients including America Online, Microsoft, NBC Television Network, Estee Lauder, Pacific Bell and Silicon Graphics.

Hirshberg is co-founder of Goodmail Systems, a board member of ICTV and a senior advisor to Glam.com. He is a trustee of the Computer History Museum and a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute and earned his bachelor's degree at Dartmouth College and his MBA at Wharton.