Michael Tippett

A successful entrepreneur for almost two decades, Tippett is recognized an as international expert on emerging news models. In 2005, Tippett co-founded NowPublic.com. The company has been named one of the top five most useful new sites on the web by The Guardian and Time magazine named it one of the Top 50 Websites for 2007.

In 1995, Tippett founded the WebPool Syndicate, one of Canada's first Internet companies. After the success of the WebPool venture, Tippett travelled to the United States and worked for some of the largest web companies in North America, including TheGlobe.com and Register.com.

Outside of his role at NowPublic, Tippett is a member of the University of British Columbia's School of Journalism Advisory Board and is also a board member of CABINET, a Vancouver-based arts organization.

Tippett graduated from Queen's University with a degree in Philosophy.

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