Prior to assuming his position of president of Consumer Electronic, Mr. Schulman had been corporate vice president of strategic planning and development for Dow Jones and vice president of Dow Jones Interactive Publishing's vertical products. As head of strategic planning and development, he worked with senior business unit and corporate executives in developing and implementing strategic growth initiatives, and he evaluated outside investments, alliances and other corporate opportunities. He was assigned additional responsibilities as vice president of vertical products and had responsibility for the companyâs current and proposed initiatives for targeted content areas such as real estate, careers and entrepreneurship.

Mr. Schulman serves on the board of directors of SmartMoney, a joint venture of Dow Jones and Hearst Corp., and is chairman of the board of CareerCast, a Dow Jones investment, which powers the job listings and resume databases on over 150 Web sites. He is also on the board of directors of the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, a not-for-profit organization that is the largest and longest-running recognition program for the visual arts and writing in the U.S.

Before joining Dow Jones, Mr. Schulman had been a partner in the Communications, Media and Technology practice at Booz, Allen & Hamilton in New York. During his 10 years at Booz Allen, his industry focus included online/Internet services, newspapers, magazines, electronic and print business information, television, entertainment, education and direct marketing. He advised senior corporate management and boards of directors on issues such as corporate and business unit strategy, new product development, pricing, brand licensing, performance improvement, marketing strategy and international growth. Previously, he was a research analyst and associate consultant for Bain & Company in Boston.

Mr. Schulman received a bachelor of science degree from Duke University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.