Private company

aQuantive

Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons⁴

Defunct American public company

aQuantive, Inc. was the parent company of a group of three digital marketing service and technology companies: Avenue A/Razorfish, Atlas Solutions, and DRIVE Performance Solutions. Based in Seattle, Washington, the company was founded in 1997. According to Advertising Age magazine, in 2005 it ranked 14th by revenue among advertising agencies worldwide.³ It employed 2,106 people.¹ It is part of Microsoft.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1997Founded¹

IndustryServices-Business Services, NEC¹
HeadquartersSeattle¹
Websitewww.aquantive.com
Legal formjoint-stock company¹
Incorporated inWA⁵
Business address821 Second Avenue, Suite 1800, Seattle, Wa 98101⁵

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Corporate structure

aQuantive is part of a group headed by Microsoft. 191 entities, 29 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Microsoft Redmond, Washington, United States
- Activision Blizzard Santa Monica, California, United States
  - Beenox Quebec, Quebec, Canada
  - Radical Entertainment Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  - Activision Subsidiary · Santa Monica, California, United States
    - 7 Studios Subsidiary · Los Angeles
    - Budcat Creations Subsidiary · Iowa City
    - High Moon Studios Subsidiary · San Diego
    - Infinity Ward Subsidiary · Woodland Hills
    - Luxoflux Subsidiary · Santa Monica
    - Neversoft Subsidiary · Woodland Hills
    - Raven Software Subsidiary · Madison
    - Sierra Entertainment Subsidiary · Bellevue
      - 2 more
    - Sledgehammer Games Subsidiary · Foster City
    - Treyarch Subsidiary · Santa Monica
    - Gamestar Subsidiary
  - Bizarre Creations Subsidiary · Liverpool
  - Blizzard Entertainment Subsidiary · Irvine
    - Blizzard Albany Subsidiary · Albany
    - Blizzard North Subsidiary · San Mateo
    - Proletariat Subsidiary
  - Actibliz México Subsidiary · Mexico
  - ACTIVISION CANADA, INC. Subsidiary · Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
  - DEMONWARE INC. Subsidiary · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- aQuantive Seattle
- GitHub San Francisco, California, United States
- King St. Julian'S, Malta
- LinkedIn Corporation Wilmington, Delaware, United States
  - Connectifier Subsidiary
  - LinkedIn Learning Subsidiary · Carpinteria
  - SlideShare Subsidiary
- Metaswitch Enfield, United Kingdom
- Microsoft Ireland Operations Dublin, Ireland
- Microsoft Research India New Delhi, India
- Aces Studio Subsidiary
- Adallom Subsidiary · Menlo Park
- AltspaceVR Subsidiary · Redwood City
- Bethesda Softworks Subsidiary · Rockville
  - Arkane Studios Subsidiary · Lyon
  - Bethesda Game Studios Subsidiary · Rockville
    - Bethesda Game Studios Dallas Subsidiary · Dallas
  - Sparkypants Studios Subsidiary · Baltimore, United States
- Canesta Subsidiary · Sunnyvale
- Clipchamp Pty Ltd Subsidiary · TC Beirne Department Store, Australia
- CyberX Subsidiary · Boston, Israel
- Danger, Inc. Subsidiary · Palo Alto
- Digital Anvil Subsidiary · Austin
- Ensemble Studios Subsidiary · Dallas
- Fast Search & Transfer Subsidiary · Oslo
- GameBank Corp. Subsidiary
- Good Science Studio Subsidiary · Redmond
- GreenButton Subsidiary · Wellington
- Havok Subsidiary · Dublin
  - Trinigy Subsidiary · Eningen unter Achalm
- id Software Subsidiary · Richardson
- Intentional Software Subsidiary
- and 159 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Leadership

Who has led aQuantive, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

Brian P. McAndrews2006–2007

President

Chief financial officer

200020052010201520202025

Chief executive officerBrian P. McAndrews Jan 4, 2006 to Aug 13, 2007⁶
PresidentBrian P. McAndrews Jan 4, 2006 to Aug 13, 2007⁶
PresidentOna M. Karasa Jan 4, 2006 to Jun 5, 2006⁷
PresidentKarl Frederick Siebrecht Jun 27, 2006 to Aug 13, 2007⁸
PresidentScott E. Howe Aug 1, 2006 to Aug 13, 2007⁹
Chief financial officerMichael Vernon Jan 4, 2006 to May 2, 2006¹⁰
Chief financial officerM. Wayne Wisehart Mar 28, 2006 to Aug 13, 2007¹¹

Board members and other officers (11)

Chief Strategy OfficerMichael T. Galgon Sep 18, 2006 to Aug 13, 2007¹²
Pres., Avenue A/RazorfishClark M. Kokich Nov 15, 2006 to Aug 13, 2007¹³
Board memberMichael Vernon Jan 4, 2006 to Jan 4, 2006¹⁰
Board memberNicolas J. Hanauer Jan 4, 2006 to Aug 13, 2007¹⁴
Board memberJack Sansolo May 12, 2006 to Aug 13, 2007¹⁵
Board memberJaynie M. Studenmund May 12, 2006 to Aug 13, 2007¹⁶
Board memberLinda J. Srere May 12, 2006 to Aug 13, 2007¹⁷
Board memberMichael B. Slade May 12, 2006 to Aug 13, 2007¹⁸
Board memberPeter M. Neupert May 12, 2006 to May 12, 2006¹⁹
Board memberRichard P. Fox May 12, 2006 to Aug 13, 2007²⁰
General counselLinda A. Schoemaker Jan 4, 2006 to Aug 13, 2007²¹

Products and brands

Microsoft Windows

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Microsoft

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

Succeeded by Microsoft¹

Former names

AVENUE A INCDec 8, 1999 to Mar 19, 2003⁵

Timeline

2007Dissolved Dissolved¹
Jan 4, 2006New chief executive Brian P. McAndrews becomes CEO⁶
1997Founded Founded¹

SEC filer profile

How aQuantive is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

Name on EDGARAQUANTIVE INC²
CIK0001071806
Employer ID (EIN)91-1819567²
Incorporated inWashington²
Fiscal year endsDecember 31²
Industry code (SIC)7389 Services-Business Services, NEC²
Business address821 Second Avenue, Suite 1800, Seattle, WA 98101²
Mailing address821 Second Avenue, Suite 1800, Seattle, WA 98104²
Phone2068168700²
On EDGAR sinceDec 8, 1999²
Filings517 in all: 4 (330), 8-K (60), 10-Q (23), SC 13G/A (18), 3 (10), SC 13G (9), DEF 14A (7), 424B3 (6)²
All 32 form types
10-K (5), S-1/A (5), 4/A (4), ARS (4), POS AM (4), 10-Q/A (3), 8-K/A (3), DEFA14A (3), 10-K405 (2), EFFECT (2), REGDEX (2), S-1 (2), S-8 (2), S-8 POS (2), SC 13D (2), 15-12G (1), 25-NSE (1), 424B4 (1), 424B5 (1), 8-A12G (1), DEFM14A (1), PREM14A (1), S-3ASR (1), SC 13D/A (1)
Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 1, 2007
Quarterly report (10-Q) Aug 8, 2007
Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Mar 30, 2007
Latest 8-K (8-K) Aug 13, 2007

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataaQuantive on Wikidata
2
SEC EDGARaQuantive filings on SEC EDGAR
3
WikipediaaQuantive on Wikipedia
4
Wikimedia CommonsaQuantive logo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
5
SEC EDGARaQuantive filings on SEC EDGAR
6
SEC EDGARBrian P. McAndrews, Chief executive officer
7
SEC EDGAROna M. Karasa, President
8
SEC EDGARKarl Frederick Siebrecht, President
9
SEC EDGARScott E. Howe, President
10
SEC EDGARMichael Vernon, Chief financial officer
11
SEC EDGARM. Wayne Wisehart, Chief financial officer
12
SEC EDGARMichael T. Galgon, Chief Strategy Officer
13
SEC EDGARClark M. Kokich, Pres., Avenue A/Razorfish
14
SEC EDGARNicolas J. Hanauer, Board member
15
SEC EDGARJack Sansolo, Board member
16
SEC EDGARJaynie M. Studenmund, Board member
17
SEC EDGARLinda J. Srere, Board member
18
SEC EDGARMichael B. Slade, Board member
19
SEC EDGARPeter M. Neupert, Board member
20
SEC EDGARRichard P. Fox, Board member
21
SEC EDGARLinda A. Schoemaker, General counsel