Leadership journey

Career

Current / Past Performances

Emovid.comCEO - 2023+Emovid is pioneering Verified Human communication in an AI world. Our patented platform combines identity, presence, and content provenance to create tamper-evident digital communications that distinguish real people from bots, deepfakes, and AI impersonation — so businesses can trust what they see and hear.

Evite.comCEO - 7 yearsBetween 2014 and 2021, saved Evite (100M+ unique users/year) from the "Myspace slide" and successfully brought the business from systemic degradation to user stabilization, user growth, revenue diversification, and finally revenue growth. Between 2020 and 2021 successfully navigated the business through the existential impact of COVID19, including an extraction from Liberty Media and a complete cost and business refactor--resulting in 2021 being the strongest financial year in the company's history. Currently on the Board and remain an active shareholder.

Kodak Gallery / Ofoto.comCEO - 4 yearsResponsible for driving a fundamental turn-around in what had previously been the dominant social photo-sharing site in the U.S (www.ofoto.com). Drove a wholesale refactor of a $150 million+, 75M user, 400+ employee business over four years despite significant external and internal pressures and a parent company Chapter 11.

IntuitVice President Web Marketing and Commerce - 4 yearsBetween 2004 and 2008, responsible for all aspects of web marketing and operations for a $3 billion software and internet company with over 100M+ unique web visitors per year. Grew web channel revenue from $300 million to $1.3 billion+ over four years despite increasing competitive pressures from Microsoft and disruptive web-based competitors.

iVillage.comSenior Vice President Strategy and Operations - 2 yearsResponsible for driving a revenue model shift for the world’s #1 women’s community web-site from a predominantly advertising-driven company to one with diversified commerce, licensing, and partner revenue streams.

ZapSpotCo-founder - 2 yearsConceived, co-founded, and scaled a new software company focused on creating a platform for small, viral, Internet-enabled software (think the App Store but on Windows, before the mobile phone). Virally distributed millions of applications across 100+ countries. Shut down the business after the 1st tech bubble.

Microsoft CorporationMultiple roles - 7 yearsSeven+ years of management experience overseeing some of the earliest Internet marketing and business initiatives. Managed the worldwide web and digital marketing strategy for a $500 million+ consumer products unit, including launching the first direct-to-consumer e-commerce and subscription offerings.

Social Impact

Companies with significant scale have an obligation to do social good. Under my leadership at Evite and in partnership with Pledge, we have fully integrated charitable giving into every event invitation, so guests can donate to a cause that matters in lieu of gifts. Evite Donations has raised nearly $30 million in charitable giving for nonprofits globally since its launch in 2015.

Awards and Recognition

Business Leader of the Year, Internet Marketing Association, 2021
Honorary knight, Royal House of Savoy, Order of Merit, 2019
Top CEO of the Year: The Visionary (Gold Winner), CEO World Awards, 2019
Evite: Silver Halo Award for Best Consumer Donation/Crowdfunding Campaign, 2018
Evite: Great Places to Work Certified, 2018-2019
Evite: Best Places to Work in Los Angeles, 2017
Internet Person of the Year, Internet Marketing Association, 2015
Technology Innovation Award, Frost and Sullivan, 2014
Intuit: Leadership Excellence Award, 2006
Intuit: Fastpath Excellence Award, 2005

Education

University of Pennsylvania | Wharton School of BusinessGraduated with honors, Magna Cum Laude | BSE: Statistics and Marketing