Management Team and Advisors

Doug founded Tripology, Momentum Electronic Publishing, and Protocol Partners and was an early team member and Senior Vice President of Send Word Now. He has also advised and raised capital for many technology startups, and advised some of the world's largest companies as a consultant in the Communications, Media and Telecom practice at Booz Allen Hamilton (now Booz & Co.). Doug has an MBA, beta gamma sigma, from Columbia Business School and a BA in Philosophy, cum laude, from Wesleyan University

Most recently, Dan was VP of Product for LiveProcess, a pioneer and leader in Web-based healthcare emergency management. Prior to that he was SVP of Client Services and Product Management for Send Word Now, a leader in Web-based mass notification services. As SWN's second employee, he earned the company a reputation for superior customer service, and achieved a 97% loyalty rate as it grew from zero to over 500 top brands during his tenure. Earlier in his career, he was National Manager for Digital Publishing at PSI, an imaging solutions provider, where his fledgling division tripled revenues in less than two years, taking it from the lowest- to the highest-grossing division of the company.

Lynn worked as a consultant to LawCash, the nation's leading provider of litigation financing; oversaw the leasing of several million square feet of retail space in the Southwest and office space in Manhattan as Vice President of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM); was a Senior Associate in the Private Client Division of CIBC Oppenheimer; and worked on Capitol Hill, first as a Legislative Assistant to Congressman Gary L. Ackerman, and later on the House Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. Lynn has an MBA from Columbia Business School, an MIA from Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), and a BA, cum laude, from Barnard College.

Paul founded Varsity Networks, a leading online media and services company dedicated to serving the local sports market through technology. Paul served as CEO and expanded the network to include over 10,000 local sports communities with millions of monthly visitors. Prior to Varsity Networks, Paul has more than 20 years of experience at a number of Fortune 100 and startup companies in the technology and media industries. Paul's roles have included VP of ecommerce at Ziff-Davis, CTO at Viacom’s Nickelodeon Online, Co-founder and CEO of MessageOne, COO of eZMeeting, as well as senior engineering positions Apple Computer and Xerox Corporation. Paul has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology.

Michel has over a decade of experience managing communications, media, strategy, partnerships and talent relations for global brands. As Executive Director of the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation she created a worldwide brand that raised over $4 million for charity. Her prior experience at Rogers & Associates and Edelman included working with some of the world’s most respected technology, consumer and non-profit brands, including Skechers, Cure Autism Now, Baskin-Robbins, Fandango, Jamba Juice, Nissan, UNICEF and Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree and Certificate in Leadership Development from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Advisors

Anthony "Tony" Coelho served five terms as US Congressman from California, during which time he was elected Majority Whip and authored the Americans with Disabilities Act. After Congress, he became President and CEO of Wertheim Schroder Financial Services and later served as Chairman and CEO of ETC w/TCI, an education and training company he established and subsequently sold. He was appointed Chairman of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities by President Clinton, and was general chairman of the presidential campaign of former Vice-President Al Gore. He is a former chairman, and current member of the Epilepsy Foundation's national board of directors.

Daniel is a Member and Co-Chair of the Venture Capital and Emerging Companies Group at Mintz, Levin and a Founder and Managing Director of Dawntreader Ventures. He was Head of Venture Capital Funds at SoundView Technology Group (formerly Wit Capital) and is currently a director of HNW, Inc., Tutor.com, Visible World and iParty (AMEX: IPT). Daniel was also a director of Colloquis until its acquisition by Microsoft.

Esther is a long-time catalyst of start-ups, including Flickr, del.icio.us, Medstory, Meetup, Eventful, Boxbe, Vixiva, 23andMe, Space Adventures, Zero-G, XCOR Aerospace, Constellation Services Intl, Coastal Technologies, Dopplr, Airship Ventures and Icon Aircraft. She was co-chair of the National Information Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIIAC), head of the Electronic Frontiers Foundation (EFF), and founding chairman of ICANN. She is also on the boards of The After-School Corporation, Sunlight Foundation, StopBadware, the Long Now Foundation, Institute for East-West Studies and the Eurasia Foundation and is a trustee of the Santa Fe Institute. In her spare time, she recently trained to be a backup cosmonaut.

Howard is President of the Harbrooke Group. He's had stints at Microsoft, JP Morgan, NYU, the Twin Towers Fund and several start-ups. Featured blogger for Inc. Magazine's StartUp Toolkit, he also teaches Social Media in the Masters in Marketing at NYU. He earned a B.A. from Cornell University, and a Masters from NYU's ITP program.

Joanne is a seasoned philanthropy executive with over twenty years experience in entrepreneurial organizations with a social purpose. Prior to founding Heyman Partners, she was chosen by Donna Karan to be the founding Executive Director of the Urban Zen Foundation, where she led the creation of the Urban Zen Center. She was Executive Director of The International Center in New York, Vice President of The Corporation of Yaddo, Managing Director of Financial Services Volunteer Corps and has worked extensively with The Goldman Sachs Foundation and American Jewish World Service. She currently serves on the Board of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, the Advisory Board of LitWorld and on the Leadership Council of the Support Center for Non-profit Management.

Lauren was most recently Head of Communications for AOL overseeing AOL's global communications strategy, media relations, employee communications and public affairs initiatives including community relations and philanthropy, and corporate events. She was previously Executive Vice President of Corporate Communications & Public Affairs for MTV Networks, where she managed all aspects of the networks' corporate communications, standards and practices and corporate philanthropy functions. Lauren also spent nine years at strategic communications firm Robinson Lerer & Montgomery. A graduate of Duke University, Lauren also holds an MBA from Columbia University's School of Business.

Randy is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Acquis Consulting Group, a boutique management consulting firm, and Managing Director of Acquis's sister company, Solidea, which partners with startups to leverage Acquis' deep industry expertise in technology, consumer products, social media, digital media, and travel. Randy began his career at the American Express Company where he held several positions in Corporate Finance, worked in corporate bond trading at Shearson Lehman and in the Equity Capital Markets Group at Morgan Stanley. Randy actively serves the philanthropic community as a member of the Board of Directors of Room to Grow, and as an advisor to the management committee of God's Love We Deliver.

As President of Oxygen Media, Jason has led the rebranding of Oxygen and the launch of OxygenLive, a groundbreaking social experience for TV viewers. Prior to Oxygen, Jason was EVP Marketing & Digital at Bravo, where he directed Bravo's rebranding and consumer marketing, and was instrumental in creating the influential TRIO TV brand ("pop, culture, TV") as its SVP Marketing. He has held senior marketing positions at FOX News and CNBC, and his many honors include Hollywood Reporter's "Reality Power List," CableFAX "100 list," BDA Gold award winner, Promax Brand Builder, EMMY finalist, TV Week "Digital Innovator" and one of Ad Age's "Entertainment Marketers of the Year."

Olivier is currently an Operating Partner at the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator. Previously, as Director of Content at Samsung, he developed and launched Samsung’s US Smart TV business, growing it from an idea to a multi-billion dollar category and maintained a #1 market share from 2008-2011. Prior to Samsung, Olivier worked as an entrepreneur on two successful venture-backed startups, Self Trade, a pan-European online brokerage platform that was sold to DAB Bank for $900 million, and Poweo, a French electricity retailer that IPO’ed in 2005. Olivier is an alumnus of Goldman Sachs and an avid investor. He has an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School and a BA with honors from Harvard College.

A veteran in the technology world, Michael recently founded Parlay Advisors in New York City, which advises high-growth, early-stage companies on sales, marketing, business development and distribution strategies. Formerly, Michael was a co-founder and Chief Strategic Officer at Send Word Now, a SaaS voice and text global alerting platform that counts many of the largest government agencies and corporations (including 7 of the 10 largest US companies) among its customers. Prior to Send Word Now, Michael helped Internet Pictures Corporation (iPIX) grow sales to $20 million and the company to its Initial Public Offering. Michael's relationship base is deep and far reaching across the Fortune 1000 and Federal government.

Ewen was co-founder of Wheel, one of the UK's leading full service digital marketing agencies in the 90's and 00's. Ewen sold Wheel to LBi in 2005 and is now CEO EMEA, part of the management team that has turned LBi into the leading global Marketing and Technology Agency, with over 2000 employees in 26 countries. Along the way he has also funded various other ventures, most notable E-consultancy the worlds leading provider of information, training and events for digital marketing professionals. Ewen lives in London with his wife and 4 daughters, so in his spare time he does quite a lot of shopping and listening.

Wilhelmina Waldman brings more than 15 years of experience working with nonprofit organizations. Wilhelmina's areas of expertise include major gifts, board development, campaign management, foundation grants management, strategic planning and annual giving. She currently serves as the Senior Director for Special Giving at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). Prior to joining the ASPCA, Wilhelmina served as Director of Campaign Giving and Major Gifts at The JCC in Manhattan. Her previous experience includes serving as the Director of Development for the Israel Air Force Center Foundation and Associate Director of Development at the National Foundation for Jewish Culture. In addition, she worked as Campaign Director for the International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN) and as an advocate of international women's health issues as a Program Officer for the United Nations Population Fund and the International Women’s Health Coalition.

Wilhelmina received a BA in International Relations from The George Washington University and an MPA in Public and Nonprofit Management from New York University.

Jason graduated from Wesleyan in 1989 with a major in psychology. He would go on to study at the London School of Economics before returning home to begin a career in the world of public relations. Making the switch to management in the mid-90s, Jason co-founded Untitled Entertainment in 1998, where he continues to serve as co-president, representing a wide variety of actors, directors, athletes, and musicians. In addition, Jason serves as producer on the HBO series "Enlightened," which is currently airing on HBO.