General Manager

Christian Dwyer

Senior Vice President, General Manager, MapQuest, Inc.

As General Manager of MapQuest, Christian is responsible for the business strategy and day to day operations of the organization, leading the consumer web and wireless applications as well as B2B and developer solutions. Prior to moving into the GM role, Christian served as the Vice President of the Platform Services business unit, where he was responsible for driving revenue and distribution of the geospatial web-service platform.  In addition, Christian served as the VP of Operations, focused on developing and managing strategic vendor partnerships.
Prior to joining MapQuest, Christian was a founding member of Driveoff.com, an online auto buying services, where he served as the VP of Business Operations through the acquisition by Microsoft CarPoint in 2000. Before and after Driveoff.com, Christian worked for 7 years in various roles for Navidec, Inc, a software development organization focused on Internet applications and services, where he was also a founding member. Christian also co-founded ACI Components, Inc., a technology import and distribution firm, where he had general management responsibilities, including sales, marketing and International manufacturer relationship management.

Christian holds a MS degree in Finance from the University of Colorado, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.