Spencer ’97 is VP of Worlwide Sales for Skyword

Tim Spencer ’97 was named vice president of worldwide sales for Skyword, an innovative venture that has trade-marked the term “search-driven media” (SDM) to describe its service. Spencer will create and oversee the company’s global sales initiatives.

Previously vice president of sales for Gerson Lehrman Group, a market research firm maintaining the world’s largest network of subject-matter experts, Spencer began his career with Good Machine, a leading independent producer and distributor of award-winning films, such as The Ice Storm, In The Bedroom and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. In 2002, the company was acquired by NBC Universal and renamed Focus Features. Spencer, who managed the global sales operation until 2008, was involved with several Academy Award-winning films, including Lost In Translation, The Pianist, The Constant Gardener, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Milk, and Brokeback Mountain.

In a press release, Tom Gerace, CEO and founder of Skyword, says, “Tim’s experience in building teams and defining new markets make him a natural fit and the perfect leader for our team.”

At Wesleyan, Spencer was an American studies major.