People: Millennial Media Inc (MM)

Mr. Michael B. Avon, J.D., has been appointed as Executive Vice President - Corporate Strategy and Human Resources, Chief Financial Officer of Millennial Media Inc., effective April 1, 2013. Mr. Avon has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since November 2009. From 2005 until joining the company, Mr. Avon was a principal at Columbia Capital, a venture capital firm focused on companies in the digital media and wireless industries. During his time at Columbia, Mr. Avon co-led that firm's investment in the company and served as an observer to the board of directors from 2006 to 2009. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Avon was a venture capitalist with Toucan Capital, an investment firm focused on early-stage companies. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Avon was director of business development at FOLIOfn, a financial consumer internet company. He began his career as a corporate finance and transactional attorney with the law firm of Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP. Mr. Avon received his B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Virginia.