Melissa Dyrdahl

Melissa Dyrdahl is the chief executive officer of Bring Light, based in Cupertino, California.^[1][2] Dyrdahl lives in California.

Career

In the early 1980s, Dyrdahl started her career working for a small ad agency.^[3] She later held several marketing management positions at Hewlett-Packard and was director of worldwide sales operations at Claris, the software subsidiary of Apple Computer.

Dyrdahl joined Adobe Systems Incorporated as a founding member of the Home and Office Products Division when Adobe acquired Aldus Corporation in 1994, and eventually become Adobe's Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing and Communications. Dyrdahl later oversaw the marketing and communications efforts related to Adobe's 2005 acquisition of Macromedia.

Nonprofit, Volunteer, and Honorary Positions

Dyrdahl is the chair of the board of directors for the Humane Society Silicon Valley.^[4] In November 2008, Dyrdahl was named an Executive in Residence at San Jose State University's College of Business. She is also the VP of Marketing for the San Jose State University Alumni Association.

Dyrdahl is also a former trustee of the San Jose Museum of Art, and was formerly on the advisory board for the CMO Council, and the western region advisory board for Catalyst, a research and advisory organization working to advance women in business.

Awards and honors

In May 2004, Dyrdahl was named "Best Marketing Executive" by the American Business Awards.^[5][6] She is also a recipient of the YWCA Tribute to Women in Industry award and is an active mentor, and was named one of San Jose’s Distinguished Women in Business.

Dyrdahl is used extensively as an example of a "New Radical" in Julia Moulden's book 'We Are the New Radicals: A Manifesto for Reinventing Yourself and Saving the World'.^[7]

References

1. ^ "People On the Move". San Jose Business Journal. 2006-11-20. http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/potm/2006-11-20/. Retrieved 2009-02-14. 
2. ^ "Tapping Internet to Help Nonprofits". San Jose Mercury News. 2007-05-26. http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_5994255?nclick_check=1. Retrieved 2007-07-02. 
3. ^ Olsen, Patricia (2002-11-03). "Executive Life: the Boss". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE5D6153FF930A35752C1A9649C8B63. Retrieved 2009-02-14. 
4. ^ "Noteworthy". Los Altos Town Crier. 2009-09-16. http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18927&Itemid=118. Retrieved 2009-10-12. 
5. ^ "Adobe's Melissa Dyrdahl Named Best Marketing Executive by the 2004 American Business Awards". AllBusiness. 2004-05-13. http://www.allbusiness.com/company-activities-management/product-management/5606309-1.html. Retrieved 2009-02-14. 
6. ^ "American Business Awards - winners". 2004. http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_1392_8200.cfm. Retrieved 2009-02-14. 
7. ^ Moulden, Julia (2007). We Are the New Radicals: A Manifesto for Reinventing Yourself and Saving the World. McGraw-Hill Professional. pp. 256. ISBN 0071496300, 9780071496308. http://wearethenewradicals.com/. 

External links

• Bring Light, Inc. Executive Management Team
• SJSU College of Business Advisory Board

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