Tim Armstrong, Google Inc. VP of Advertising Sales, Named to Connecticut College Board of Trustees

Business Wire, Oct 30, 2006

NEW LONDON, Conn. -- Tim Armstrong, vice president of advertising sales at Google Inc. and a Connecticut College alumnus, has been named to the Connecticut College Board of Trustees.

Armstrong, who received a bachelor's degree in economics and sociology from Connecticut College in 1993, serves as a vice president of Google and runs the company's U.S. advertising sales and operations. Since joining Google in 2000, Armstrong has grown the North American business into a multi-billion dollar operation, opening offices across the U.S. and Canada. He has worked on strategic partnerships with TimeWarner, News Corporation, eBay and many Google partners.

Prior to working at Google, Armstrong worked as the vice president of sales and strategic partnerships for Snowball.com (IGN). He was also responsible for key strategic partnerships that included equity and marketing investments by New Line Cinema and an exclusive partnership with the NFL. Before joining Snowball, Armstrong served as director of integrated media at Disney's ESPN and ABC Internet Ventures. Armstrong started his Internet career at Paul Allen's Starwave Corporation in Seattle, Wash.

Armstrong was recently named to the American Advertising Federation's Hall of Achievement and was named one of the top global media professionals by Media Magazine. Armstrong is a founder of the Boston Interactive Media Association, a non-profit organization that provides a forum for interactive advertising professionals in the greater Boston market. He serves on the board of directors of the Internet Advertising Bureau, KnowledgeStorm, and is non-Executive Chairman of Associated Content, Inc. Armstrong also serves on the advisory board of Matt's Promise Foundation, which works with young people battling cancer and other terminal illnesses.

Ranked among the most selective private liberal arts colleges in the nation, Connecticut College enrolls 1,900 men and women from 43 states and 45 countries. The college is known for putting the liberal arts into action through interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. Founded in 1911, the college operates under an 85-year-old honor code. The college is located at 270 Mohegan Ave, New London, about two hours by car from Boston and New York. The 750-acre campus is an arboretum overlooking Long Island Sound. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.