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Len Short is an American business magnate, entrepreneur, and investor. He specializes in strategies for brand-driven digital media platforms. He is the founding Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LotLinx, which provides artificial intelligence technology for the automotive marketing industry. He is known for pioneering online marketing.

Education
Short attended Northfield Mount Hermon School, a college-preparatory school in Northfield, Massachusetts, as well as Boston University.

Career
Short held a number of senior management positions in the digital advertising and marketing space at corporations such as Digitas, BBDO (formerly Ross Roy Direct), and NW Ayer.

Charles Schwab Corporation
Serving as the Chief Marketing Officer, Short led Charles Schwab Corporation's emergence as a national financial services brand, engineering products and programs that resulted in Schwab's growth. Over the course of his tenure at the company, Short’s responsibilities grew from overseeing the company’s domestic advertising, brand management, customer marketing, and acquisition efforts to include oversight of Schwab’s brand internationally. Short led the launch of the Schwab brand in the U.K., Canadian, Hong Kong, and Australian markets.

AOL Time Warner
Short joined AOL Time Warner in 2003, where he oversaw domestic and international brand marketing efforts, including brand advertising and media, promotional marketing, and overall brand management. During his tenure as Executive Vice President of Brand Marketing, Short restructured AOLs marketing platforms into drivers of exclusive, high-profile content from Prime Time and late night television, as well as events including NASCAR and NFL broadcasts, the Super Bowl, the Academy Awards, and the Daytona 500.

Product RED
In 2004, Short was a founding partner, business development lead, and Chief Marketing Officer of Product RED, the charitable organization created with Bono with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Short led the development of the Product RED business plan and licensing model, branding, and marketing plans as well as business development with RED partners. Short was instrumental to the development of partnerships with corporations such as American Express, Motorola, Gap, and Converse.

LotLinx
After his time at Product RED, Short became an angel investor, leading early rounds in several early stage startups including Thred.in and Chug before founding LotLinx in 2012. Short is the founding Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LotLinx, which provides artificial intelligence (AI) technology solutions for the automotive industry.

Recognition
Early in his career, Short’s creative work was awarded top honors at The One Show, The Art Directors Club of New York, The DMA Echo Awards, and The Francis Hatch Awards. Short has been most notably recognized by the American Marketing Association for the “Best New Product Award” for MCI’s “Friends & Family” loyalty program, several Effie Awards, and a silver palm at the International Advertising Festival at Cannes.