Eliot Pierce was named vice president, operations and strategy for NYTimes.com in June 2007. In this role, Mr. Pierce oversees business development, strategic planning and special projects. Previously, he was a director of product management and development for NYTimes.com since June 2006, and before that he had been a senior product manager for NYTimes.com since December 2005, overseeing the launch of TimesSelect. Mr. Pierce joined The New York Times Company as a product manager for NYTimes.com in July 2002. In his early work, Mr. Pierce managed e-mail, RSS and all of NYTimes.com’s premium products, including the archive, premium crosswords, and TimesSelect. Before joining NYTimes.com, Mr. Pierce held product management positions at The FeedRoom, CNET, and Snap!/NBCi. Mr. Pierce received his B.A. degree in history from Brown University in 1998 and his M.B.A. from New York University in 2007.