CO-FOUNDER, GENERAL PARTNER

Lynda Clarizio is Co-Founder and General Partner of The 98. She is recognized as one of the most influential and visionary leaders in digital media, data and technology.

With a 20 year track record of success, Lynda leverages her deep experience as an astute investor, deal-maker and operator growing, scaling and investing in businesses with a focus on data and technology.

Lynda served as President of Nielsen’s US Media business and President of AOL’s global advertising business. She also held CEO, President and other leadership positions at AppNexus, INVISION and Advertising.com, and was a partner at top multinational law firm Arnold & Porter.

She led strategic investing and M&A at both AOL and Nielsen. Notable investments included Google, Amazon and Kayak, and acquisitions included Advertising.com, MapQuest, Gracenote and eXelate.

Lynda has been recognized as one of Crain’s “50 Most Powerful Women in New York,” The Washingtonian’s “Top 100 Tech Titans,” Digital Media Wire’s “25 Executives to Watch in Digital Entertainment,” Advertising Age’s “Women to Watch” and The Washingtonian’s “Top 40 Lawyers Under 40.”

Lynda serves on the boards of CDW, Intertek Group, Taboola, Emerald, Simpli.fi and Cambri, as well as the non-profit Human Rights First. She sits on the Leadership Council of Princeton’s School of Engineering and Applied Science and is an Expert in Residence at Harvard Innovation Labs.

She is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Princeton University.