Ricky Van Veen

Ricky Van Veen
Van Veen speaking at SXSW in 2007
Born Richard Raphael Van Veen[1]
(1980-12-14) December 14, 1980
Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland, U.S.
Residence New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality American
Alma mater Wake Forest University
Occupation

Head of Global Creative Strategy at Facebook,

Co-founder of CollegeHumor
Years active 2006–present
Spouse(s)
Allison Williams (m. 2015)

Richard Raphael "Ricky" Van Veen (born December 14, 1980)[2] is an American entrepreneur. He is currently Head of Global Creative Strategy at Facebook. Van Veen is also the co-founder of CollegeHumor, a popular comedy brand/website and CEO of Notional, a television production company born out of CollegeHumor. Van Veen created the site as a student at Wake Forest.[3] Van Veen's site was earning between $10-15 million a year before the partners sold a controlling stake to IAC/InterActiveCorp.[4][5] He is also one of the principal owners and founders of Connected Ventures, a company formed around CollegeHumor that included BustedTees and Vimeo.[6] He also appeared in episode six of Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld's podcast, If I Were You, becoming the first guest to do so.

He made appearances in several College Humor video series, such as Jake and Amir and Hardly Working,[7] and the former MTV program The CollegeHumor Show.

In July 2009 Van Veen was announced to be the CEO of the new production company, Notional,[8] which would be producing material for the traditional media of television. One of Notional's most noteworthy TV shows is Chopped on the Food Network. Van Veen would be mentored by Barry Diller, who is the chairman and senior executive of IAC/InterActiveCorp.

Personal life

Van Veen is from Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland. He is the son of Helen and Richard Van Veen.[9] Van Veen married actress Allison Williams, daughter of Brian Williams in September 2015.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "College Humor's Ricky Van Veen Graduates from West Village to Chelsea". 2 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Get the Details on Allison Williams and Ricky Van Veen's Wedding (Tom Hanks Officiated!)". People. September 19, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015. Ricky Van Veen ... the 34-year-old College Humor co-founder...
  3. ↑ St. John, Warren (2005-07-24). "Sophomorically Incorrect". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  4. ↑ Gangemi, Jeffrey (2006-09-12). "Buying Sites with a Built-in Audience". Business Week. Archived from the original on October 3, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  5. ↑ "Barry Diller Buys CollegeHumor". Gawker.com. August 15, 2006. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
  6. ↑ Mead, Rebecca (2005-01-25). "Funny Boys". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  7. ↑ "Ricky Van Veen's College Humor Page". CollegeHumor.com. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  8. ↑ Ali, Rafat (2009-07-25). "paidContent - CollegeHumor's New Production Spinoff: Notional; Van Veen's Heading It". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
  9. ↑ "news". Baltimore County, Maryland. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
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