Alan Spoon
Diverse business and organization experience as leader, investor, and board member
United States
Skills
Education
- HL
- MI
Work Experience
2002
Board Member
2002
Chairman Audit Commitee
Board Member (former Board Chairman)
2016
Member Board of Directors
2015
Businesses include Match.com, Hinge, Tinder, Meetic, Pairs, and more Chairman Audit Committee, Member Nominations and Governance Committee
1999
Member Board of Directors
1999
Global manufacturer of high-value technology products, life-science solutions Member and former chairman of Compensation Committee Member Strategic Planning Committee
2000
Regent Emeritus
2000
Co-Chair of National Capital Campaign Regent Emeritus May 2012 - Present Member of the Board of Regents, (2000-2012), former Vice Chairman Member of various committees: Advancement (chair), Endowment, Strategy
Board Member
2002
Member of Corporation Executive Committee (2017- 2020; 2022- 2024) Chairman Risk and Audit Committee (2022- 2024). Member (2020- ) Member Corporation (Board of Trustees), Life Member Board member edX.org (2012-2021) Board member, The AXIM Collaborative (2021-present); successor to edX.org Community Catalyst Leadership Program (Sponsor, 2007 -- present) Co-founder MIT Sandbox entrepreneurship program (2016-present) Chairman of School of Architecture Visiting Committee (2019-present) Former Chairman of Visiting Committee, Music and Theater Arts Department MIT Technology Review -- CoChairman (2022-present); School of Engineering, Dean’s Advisory Council (2017-present); Member Advisory Board of Schwarzman College of Computing (2024-) Presidential Search Committee (2012) Sloan School of Management Board of Advisors (2008-2014) Chairman Advisory Committee on Endowment and Shareholder Responsibility (2007)
2015 - 2021
Member Board of Directors
2015 - 2021
Broadband and video services for residential and small business subscribers Member Executive Committee Member Audit Committee
2007 - 2019
Board Member
2007 - 2019
Former Board Member
2007 - 2019
1986 - 2019
Board Member
1986 - 2019
PRIVATE: Paratek Adaptive RF, Earth Networks (Weatherbug), Matrics RFID, Cushcraft Wireless, International Data Group (IDG); Focus Financial Partners PUBLIC: Internet Brands (observer), Getty Images, TechTarget, Ticketmaster, Human Genome Sciences (HGS), American Management Systems, Riggs National Bank. NOT-FOR-PROFIT: WETA Radio/TV, Washington, DC; Norwood School (Chairman), Bethesda, MD; Magazine Publishers of America
2000 - 2018
Partner
2000 - 2018
Partner Emeritus (2015- present) General Partner (2011-2014) Managing General Partner (2000-2010)