Chuck Davis

Chuck Davis is the Chairman & CEO of Fandango, Inc., the nation's largest online, phone and mobile movie ticketing service. Davis officially joined the company as chairman in January 2006, and as CEO in July 2006. One of the Web's top movie and entertainment destinations, Fandango sells tickets to more than 15,000 screens.

Previous to joining Fandango, Davis led Shopzilla, Inc., formerly BizRate.com, from its infancy to its recent status as the largest, most profitable and fastest-growing comparison shopping site online, with an index of more than 30 million products from more than 70,000 stores and the Web's most-trusted consumer feedback network.

Davis served as Shopzilla's president and chief executive officer from 1999 (when the company was in its pre-revenue stage) to June 2005 (when it was acquired by the E.W. Scripps Company for $569 million). Under Davis' leadership, Shopzilla was one of the first companies to spearhead a search engine cost-per-click model, transforming the way retailers market their products online.

Prior to joining Shopzilla, Davis was president, e-Commerce for The Walt Disney Company's Internet Group where he launched profitable merchant and travel businesses including Disneystore.com and Disneyvacations.com, which comprised of all theme park and travel businesses. Davis also managed all Disney Internet advertising sales, marketing, and online subscription initiatives from 1996-1998.

Davis' move to e-commerce was a natural evolution from his previous direct marketing and publishing experience at News Corporation's TV Guide. As senior vice president, Marketing, Davis directed the consumer marketing and circulation groups for America's then-largest magazine. While at News Corp, he also launched The Weekly Standard magazine and oversaw the Murdoch Magazines' Distribution Division, which distributed more than 60 client titles to retail distributors. Previous to News Corp, Davis worked at Time Inc.'s Sports Illustrated from 1986-1991 where he led the magazine's direct marketing, television, and retention efforts.

Davis earned his BA from Brown University and MBA from Harvard University. He serves as a Director on several Boards, including Shop.org, Business.com, LeadPoint, Inc., and the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO), Los Angeles Chapter. Previously he was elected to serve on the board of the Audit Bureau of Circulations. In 2004 he won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Los Angeles.