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ComScore co-founder Magid Abraham resigns as executive chairman of the board

By TechTaffy Desk

ComScore co-founder Dr. Magid Abraham has resigned as executive chairman of the company’s board. He will remain on the comScore board through the remainder of his term, which expires in 2018.

Dr. Abraham will focus his efforts as the recently appointed executive chairman of APX Labs, and his work as a visiting scholar at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, according to a release from the cross-platform measurement company. Dr. Abraham is also an active angel investor for technology startups.

[Image courtesy: comScore]

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