Les Schmidt

Who is Les Schmidt?

Les Schmidt is senior vice president and general manager of cross

company initiatives at Macromedia. In this role, Schmidt and his team

plan and lead efforts that require diverse resources to achieve company

objectives. Schmidt, passionate about customer experiences, continually

focuses on optimizing the process of buying, using, and owning a

Macromedia product as well as delivering great experiences on mobile

devices.

Schmidt joined Macromedia in 2003 to lead the

redesign of the macromedia.com website to coincide with the launch of

the MX 2004 products and introduced the Synchronous Development process

to Macromedia.

Prior to joining Macromedia, Schmidt has held

CEO, COO and CFO roles at various technology companies including Quokka

Sports, MECON, Inc., The Learning Company and Applied Immune Sciences.

His only hiatus from the high-tech world was to serve as chief

operating officer for the San Francisco 49ers during the 2001 and 2002

seasons.

Schmidt has a degree in political science and

economics from Antioch College and a master’s degree in taxation from

Golden Gate University.