Alfred Amoroso
Alfred J. Amoroso | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Corporate executive |
| Known for | Executive positions at Rovi Corporation and Yahoo! |
Alfred J. Amoroso (born 1950) is a prominent American corporate leader recognized for his executive positions at Rovi Corporation and Yahoo!.
Biography
Amoroso earned a bachelor's degree in systems engineering along with a master's degree in operations research from the Polytechnic University of Brooklyn, currently integrated into New York University.
His professional journey commenced at Electronic Data Systems (EDS), where he worked in Texas, Illinois, and Connecticut. He later established Computech, a systems consulting enterprise that Price Waterhouse Consulting acquired in 1985. Amoroso continued as managing partner for several years following the acquisition. He then transitioned to IBM, participating on the company's global management committee between 1993 and 1999. In 1999, he assumed the roles of president, CEO, and director at CrossWorlds Software until its integration with IBM in 2002.
Between 2002 and 2004, Amoroso headed META Group, an IT research and advisory organization located in Stamford, Connecticut. Following its purchase by Macrovision in 2006, he was appointed president, CEO, and director of Macrovision, which rebranded as Rovi Corporation in 2009. He relinquished his position as Rovi's CEO in 2011.
Amoroso was a member of the board of Foundry Networks from 2000 through 2008 and served as chairman prior to its acquisition by Brocade Communications Systems.
In February 2012, he joined Yahoo!'s board of directors and led the special committee investigating CEO Scott Thompson's academic credential dispute. He was named chairman of Yahoo in May 2012 but resigned from that role in April 2013 and departed from the board in June 2013.
He became part of ModuleQ's advisory board in April 2015 and has been actively involved with the Bridge Restoration Ministry board since at least 2012.
Personal life
Amoroso and his wife Regina are parents to four children.