Unreasonable Mentors

Douglas Schmidt

CTO, CIO, Entrepreneur, Advisor, Mentor, Investor

Douglas is an Unreasonable Mentor. Douglas was part of Unreasonable Impact Americas 2018, and has advised over 12 Unreasonable companies.
A career CTO and CIO for some of the world's largest public companies. Most recently I was the CIO for Dentsu Aegis Networks, the 3rd largest media holding company in the world. Before that I was the Group CTO and Chief Architect for Pearson PLC, the largest education company in the world. And before that I was the Head of Technology & Product for both the Data Businesses and Entertainment Businesses of CBS Interactive and CNET Networks. I am currently the Co-Founder and CEO of Metaprise Inc., a SaaS company that help Companies and Investors communicate with each other by regularly exchanging valuable metadata. I'm an angel investor for a number of startup companies, and actively serve as an advisor for three successful and growing startups. I live in New York and like to spend my time boating, golfing, dining, and creating new companies.