Pete Snyder

Pete Snyder
Born (1972-08-05) August 5, 1972 (age 52)
EducationCollege of William and Mary (BA)
Political partyRepublican

Pete Snyder (born August 5, 1972) is an American entrepreneur and marketing executive who is best known as the founder and former chief executive officer of New Media Strategies (NMS), a social media marketing agency that he started in 1999.[1] Snyder stepped down as CEO of NMS in 2011 and founded the angel investment firm Disruptor Capital in 2012. Snyder unsuccessfully ran in the Republican primary for lieutenant governor of Virginia in 2013.[2] Snyder declined to run for the Republican nomination for governor in 2017, instead chairing the campaign of Ed Gillespie.[3] In 2021, he sought the Republican nomination for governor of Virginia. He finished in second place, behind eventual general election winner Glenn Youngkin.[4]

  1. ^ New Media Strategies Founder & CEO Pete Snyder to Step Down From Executive Duties at End of 2011 – Dec 15, 2011. Meredith.mediaroom.com. Retrieved on 2012-10-09.
  2. ^ Vozzella, Laura (November 26, 2012). "Pete Snyder running for Virginia lieutenant governor". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  3. ^ Moomaw, Graham (September 29, 2016). "Republican Pete Snyder says he won't run for office in 2017, endorses Gillespie". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
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