NOAH Top Picks CLARK PARSONS | INTERNET ECONOMY FOUNDATION CEO SPEAKER BIO Clark began his career as a newspaper journalist and later editor-in-chief of a city magazine. Clark worked as a media Project Manager for the Industrial Investment Council of the New German States, advising foreign Internet companies and broadcasters locating in Berlin such as eBay and the Einstein Channel. In 2005, Clark co-founded Vortel, an Internet telephony provider, and then became in 2008 the Managing Director of the Berlin School of Creative Leadership. Clark Parsons founded IEF in 2016. He holds a B.A. in English from Vanderbilt University and an M.S. in Journalism from the Columbia University School of journalism. KEY CORPORATE FACTS & KPIs COMPANY OVERVIEW The Internet Economy Foundation was founded with the goal of being a nosy think tank, an independent adviser and competent dialogue partner in the dynamic world of the Internet. Headquarters Berlin, Germany It wants to be a pioneering voice for politics, economy and society, which provides information on the latest developments and identifies the interests of the German and European Internet economy in a global context. The advisory board includes United Internet boss Ralph Dommermuth, Zalando founder Robert Gentz, Delivery Hero co-founder Kolja Hebenstreit, the investor Klaus Hommels, the CEO of Rocket Internet Oliver Samwer, as well as the former Deutsche Telekom CEO René Obermann. The Chairman is the former top CDU politician Friedbert Pflüger and the CEO is Clark Parsons. Founded 2016 Website ie.foundation 58