Rich Riley (born August 17, 1973) is an American businessman and entrepreneur. Currently, he is co-CEO of Origin Materials, a chemicals and materials company. He was formerly the Chief Executive Officer of Shazam. He was an executive at

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from 1999 to 2013.

Early life and education

Riley grew up in

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, and attended Westlake High School. He earned a

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in economics with concentrations in finance and entrepreneurial management from the

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Career

Log-Me-On.com

Riley was co-founder and managing member of Log-Me-On.com when he was 25. The company developed and patented what is today the Yahoo! Toolbar; Yahoo! bought Log-Me-On in 1999.

Yahoo!

After the sale of Log-Me-On, Riley started at Yahoo! as a manager in Corporate Development and became a director of Business Development, senior vice president of the Small & Medium Business Division, managing director and senior vice president of the EMEA Region, and finally executive vice president of the Americas, during which he reported to the CEO and was a member of Yahoo’s Executive Management team.

Shazam

In 2013, Riley became CEO of Shazam, replacing Andrew Fisher, who now serves as Executive Chairman. Shazam was acquired by Apple in 2017. Riley is an executive producer of the

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TV series

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, based on the app and hosted by

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, also an executive producer.

Origin Materials

Riley is currently co-CEO of Origin Materials, a chemicals and materials company.

Recognition

* In October 2011, Riley was listed in ''

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''s "40 under 40: Ones to Watch". * Riley has been included in the ''

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'' 2015, 2016 and 2017 Power 100 lists. * Riley won the distinguished alumni award from Westlake High School.

Personal life

Riley serves on the Wharton School Entrepreneurial Advisory Board and is a member of the

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. He is married to Michelle Leone Riley; in 2005, he and his wife established a scholarship to assist a needy undergraduate attending the University of Pennsylvania. They live in

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, and have four children.

References

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