You Get What You (Don't) Pay For by Sam Jones

Sam Jones has 15 years experience performing strategic execution in leading technology arenas. Prior to co-founding Formation Media, Sam led the Corporate Development function and ran the Games division at Demand Media.

Before Demand Media, Sam founded Centurion MGT Partners - a strategic advisory firm focused on developing and executing organic and acquisitive growth strategies. Clients included Merrill Lynch, Siemens, and the State of Illinois.

Sam was a Manager at Mercator Partners and helped develop multi-billion-dollar financing vehicles for Bechtel Telecommunications and broadband proliferation strategies for the State of Michigan. Before Mercator Partners, Sam founded i2e2, an online gaming community and digital download solution with the backing of BancBoston Ventures.

Sam started his career at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, a Wall Street investment bank, where he focused on technology mergers and acquisitions.

Sam graduated Northwestern University with a BA in Political Science and received an MBA from Harvard Business School.