Elected to the board November 12, 2014.
Timothy J. O’Shaughnessy was named president and CEO of Graham Holdings Company (GHC) in 2015. He joined the Company in 2014 to lead investments, acquisitions and set a new strategic direction for the Company following the sale of The Washington Post. Under his leadership, GHC has diversified into several new sectors to include manufacturing, healthcare, restaurants, and automotive.
Prior to joining Graham Holdings Company, O’Shaughnessy served as chief executive officer of LivingSocial, which he co-founded in 2007. During his tenure, the e-commerce and marketing company grew sales to nearly $2 billion. Earlier in his career, he worked at AOL as a product manager. He later moved to Revolution Health, where he rose to vice president of product development. During that time, O’Shaughnessy and three others developed a successful series of applications for Facebook. That company grew into LivingSocial, where he was CEO for seven years.
O’Shaughnessy holds a BSBA in Marketing, Operations and Information Management from Georgetown University. He is a member of the Federal City Council and serves on the Executive Committee. He has served as a board member and advisor to several private companies.
He is married to Laura Graham O’Shaughnessy, a daughter of Donald E. Graham, and lives in Washington, DC, with their three children.
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Member of the Finance Committee