Education
Ross School of Business.
Ross School of Business.
He was a key investor in LivingSocial in its founding years. Savage was an executive at Riggs National Corporation in the mid-1990s. He simultaneously served on the board of directors of Allbritton Communications Company.
From 1998 to 2000, he managed technology and media sector investments as executive vice president of Riggs Capital Partners.
From 2001 to 2003, Savage managed investments in technology and media companies as vice president of Time Warner Ventures. In 2011, Savage was named one of Washington, District of Columbia’s “100 Top Technical Titans” by Washingtonian Magazine and in 2013 he was named Financier of the Year at the Northern Virginia Technology Council Annual Awards.
Savage has been interviewed by The Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Technology Review, The Motley Fool, and This Week in Venture Capital about Revolution’s investment philosophy as it pertains to LivingSocial and Zipcar. Savage was credited for his role in developing LivingSocial"s strategy in a profile of the company in The Washington Post that same year.
In 2012, he wrote a popular online review of e-commerce technology platforms.
Savage holds a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Michigan"s Ross School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts degree from James Madison University. He was born in Boulder, Colorado. Savage currently holds seats on the Board of Directors of LivingSocial, Booker, Homesnap, OrderUp, and Framebridge among other companies.
Previous include Zipcar and Flexcar (Zipcar) (acquired by Avis), HelloWallet (acquired by MorningStar), and Revolution Money, which was acquired by American Express.