# Tim Cadogan

> Tim Cadogan is CEO of GoFundMe and chairman and former CEO of OpenX. He co-founded the US OpenX business with Jason Fairchild in 2008 after leadership roles in search and advertising at Yahoo and Overture. Based in Altadena, California, he has volunteered with Sierra Madre Search and Rescue since 2010 and was named to the 2025 TIME100 list.

- **Role:** CEO at GoFundMe; Chairman at OpenX
- **Organizations:** GoFundMe, OpenX, Yahoo, GoTo / Overture, Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey & Company, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue, LiveRamp
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BSc, London School of Economics and Political Science, MPhil in International Relations, University of Oxford, MBA, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Led OpenX during its growth into a programmatic advertising exchange., OpenX reported $172 million in 2017 net revenue, ten consecutive years of growth and four consecutive years of profitability., Named to the 2025 TIME100 list in the Innovators category.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Worked as a strategy consultant at Boston Consulting Group in London and McKinsey in Palo Alto.
- **1999-2003** — Helped develop the paid-search business at GoTo / Overture, including partner development and product management.
- **2003-2006** — Vice President of Search at Yahoo.
- **2006-2008** — Senior Vice President of Global Advertising Marketplaces at Yahoo.
- **2008** — Appointed OpenX CEO in April; incorporated the US business with Jason Fairchild in May.
- **2010** — Began volunteering with Sierra Madre Search and Rescue.
- **2017** — OpenX reported $172 million net revenue and its fourth consecutive profitable year.
- **2020** — Became CEO of GoFundMe on March 2; continued at OpenX as chairman.
- **2025** — Named to the TIME100 list; GoFundMe introduced Giving Funds.
- **2026** — Discussed GoFundMe’s smart fundraising coach and making requests for help easier.

## Achievements

- Led OpenX during its growth into a programmatic advertising exchange.
- OpenX reported $172 million in 2017 net revenue, ten consecutive years of growth and four consecutive years of profitability.
- Named to the 2025 TIME100 list in the Innovators category.
- Has served as a search and rescue volunteer since 2010.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Appeared on Me, Myself, and AI to discuss GoFundMe’s use of AI in fundraising assistance; Apple Podcasts lists publication on September 29.
- **2026-03** — Discussed normalizing requests for help in a Toronto interview; cited more than $40 billion raised worldwide since GoFundMe’s founding and $1 billion in Canada over the preceding five years.
- **2026-03** — GoFundMe launched a smart fundraising coach to assist with campaign creation and sharing.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timc2930111
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/timcadogan

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Last updated: 2026-10-24