Sean Knapp
Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer
Sean Knapp is a co-founder of Ooyala. As Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer, he oversees all product and engineering and helps to define and execute Ooyala's product vision.
In his previous role as Ooyala's CTO, Sean led the development of Ooyala’s award-winning scalable, efficient and powerful video solutions. As CTO, he shaped Ooyala's technical strategy and roadmap and led technical collaborations with partners, earning Ooyala recognition as the leading innovator in the video space and creating new business opportunities for Ooyala around the world.
Before founding Ooyala, Sean worked at Google, where he developed and launched iGoogle, the company's popular, customizable home page. He also was a tech lead for Google's legendary Web Search team, helping that team increase Google revenues by $1B. Sean has both B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from Stanford University. He is a member of Ooyala's board of directors.
In his previous role as Ooyala's CTO, Sean led the development of Ooyala’s award-winning scalable, efficient and powerful video solutions. As CTO, he shaped Ooyala's technical strategy and roadmap and led technical collaborations with partners, earning Ooyala recognition as the leading innovator in the video space and creating new business opportunities for Ooyala around the world.
Before founding Ooyala, Sean worked at Google, where he developed and launched iGoogle, the company's popular, customizable home page. He also was a tech lead for Google's legendary Web Search team, helping that team increase Google revenues by $1B. Sean has both B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from Stanford University. He is a member of Ooyala's board of directors.
Featured articles and interviews with Sean:
Streaming Media, "Ooyala Documents the Rise of Live and Long-Form Online Video"
FierceOnlineVideo, “Ooyala CTO: An IPO is likely….at some point”
MediaPost, “Media Insights Q&A With Ooyala’s Sean Knapp”
WeislerMedia, “Q&A with Sean Knapp – Ooyala”
AOL, “Ooyala’s Sean Knapp on How to Use Auto Play Wisely”
Beet.TV, “Big Video Services Firm Ooyala Unveils Discovery Engine – Getting Past the “End Screen”
Beet.TV, “Pac-12 Network Building Personalized Online Video Program Guides, Ooyala Says”
Beet.TV, “Dispatch from London: Publishers Look to Monetize Mobile and Refine Online Video”
HuffingtonPost, “Ooyala Raises $35 Million Investment for Global Expansion”