Decision Makers
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Linkshare Corporation |
CO-President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Linkshare Corporation |
Co-President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Linkshare Corporation |
CFO |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Linkshare Corporation |
CTO |
Current |
| Ernst & Young |
management consultant |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Linkshare Corporation |
Chief Technology Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| New York Life Investment Management LLC |
President & Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Mainstay Managed Accounts |
President and CEO |
Current |
| New York Life Capital Partners LLC |
President and CEO |
Current |
| New York Life Insurance Company |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Linkshare Corporation |
Executive Vice President, Intl Business |
Current |
| Batanga, Inc. |
Managing Director, H.I.G. Ventures, View Linkedin Profile |
Current |
| Loc-Aid Technologies Inc. |
Managing Director, H.I.G. Ventures |
Current |
| Zilker Labs |
Managing Director for H.I.G. Ventures |
Current |
| H.I.G. Ventures, LLC |
Managing Director |
Current |
| H.I.G. Capital, LLC |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Northwestern Plastic Surgery |
Chicago Plastic Surgeon |
Current |
| Madison Park Group |
Advisor |
Current |
| Plastic-Surgery-News.Com |
Editor-at-Large |
Current |
| Msd Capital |
|
Current |
| Linkshare Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Batanga, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Loc-Aid Technologies Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Inovys Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Madison Park Group |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Zilker Labs |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| LVL7 Systems, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cooligy, Inc. |
Interim CEO |
Former |
| Investment Services |
President |
Former |
| New York Life Investment Management LLC |
President |
Former |
| Cooligy, Inc. |
co-founder |
Former |
| Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. |
Consultant |
Former |
| Cooligy, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Stanford University |
M.S. in Industrial Engineering |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
M.B.A. degree |
Former |
| Harvard College |
B.A. |
Former |
| Stanford University |
B.S. in Industrial Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Linkshare Corporation |
Vice President, Strategic Accts |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Linkshare Corporation |
Vice President, Marketing Services |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Linkshare Corporation |
Vice President, Client Development |
Current |
As Vice President of Distribution Services for LinkShare, Ms. Beougher is responsible for affiliate communication, relationship management, services and partnership development. Under her leadership, The LinkShare NetworkTM has undergone significant expansion in both its affiliate base and total number of partnerships in the network. Prior to joining LinkShare in 2001, Ms. Beougher held Director of Operations positions at both Priceline Webhouse and LexiQuest. She began her career in the GE Capital Management Development Program where she held various positions in Marketing and Operations. She also speaks at industry events and has published articles on affiliate marketing. Ms. Beougher is a Six Sigma Black Belt and holds a B.B.A. in Marketing from the University of Texas at Austin.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Linkshare Corporation |
Vice President, Distribution Services |
Current |
| The University of Texas at Austin |
B.B.A. In Marketing |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Linkshare Corporation |
Vice President, Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Linkshare Corporation |
Vice President, Merchant Services |
Current |
Mr. Syrett leads Product Development for LinkShare and is responsible for product innovation and portfolio development. He is a known author on marketing technology and a longstanding interactive specialist. Prior to joining LinkShare, Mr. Syrett was a freelance marketing consultant, specializing in search technology, product innovation and emerging markets. Before that, he was Vice President, Technical Director at Grey Interactive where he was responsible for architecting and implementing a broad spectrum of marketing initiatives including e-commerce site development, customer relationship marketing, interactive technology rollouts and analytics development. Mr. Syrett was also with Xceed, Inc. as Technical Director and was Director of Development for Urban Data Solutions and was a Consultant for Decision Support Services. He began his career at Geographical Information Systems. Mr. Syrett has a B.A. in Anthropology from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and an M.A. in Anthropology from University of California, Santa Barbara.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Linkshare Corporation |
Vice President, Product Development |
Current |
| University of California, Santa Barbara |
M.A. In Anthropology |
Former |
| University of Michigan |
B.A. In Anthropology |
Former |
Mr. Hsuan is General Counsel for LinkShare Corporation, where his responsibilities include leading the company's legal team and intellectual property management. He joined LinkShare in 2002 with an extensive background in corporate structuring, mergers & acquisitions, international business development in technology, media and Internet industries. Prior to LinkShare, Mr. Hsuan was Managing Director and Secretary at VennWorks LLC, where he was the senior legal officer of the international firm that specialized in incubator/early stage venture capital companies. While at VennWorks, Mr. Hsuan led complex corporate structuring, IPO strategies, mergers and acquisitions as well as intellectual property protection and corporate governance.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Linkshare Corporation |
General Counsel |
Current |
Doug A. Alexander, Director, an original member of Internet Capital Group's (ICG) advisory board, Mr. Alexander joined the company full time in September 1997 as Managing Director. Mr. Alexander has had many roles at ICG including CEO of WiseWire Technologies, which was successfully sold to Lycos; Chairman of VerticalNet through its IPO; CEO of ICG Europe; and CEO of Mobility Technologies. Currently, Mr. Alexander has overall responsibility for corporate strategy at ICG. In addition to these roles, his primary focus at ICG has been to sponsor and oversee investments in several partner companies that have included Blackboard (Nasdaq: BBBB), VerticalNet (Nasdaq:VERT), eMerge Interactive (Nasdaq: EMRG), Arbinet (Nasdaq: ARBX), WiseWire, Linkshare, CreditTrade, StarCite, Mobility Technologies, and Investorforce. Mr. Alexander currently serves on the boards of LinkShare, Investor Force, CreditTrade, StarCite, ICG Commerce and CommerceQuest. Prior to joining ICG, Mr. Alexander co-founded Reality Online in 1989. Reality Online was an early innovator in the development of award-winning financial planning tools and online services aimed at the individual investor. With the advent of the Internet, Mr. Alexander transformed the company into a leading provider of Internet solutions to the retail brokerage industry, and then sold the company to Reuters in February 1994. Over the following three years, Mr. Alexander became a key contributor to Reuters' many Internet initiatives and a frequent speaker on the Internet and its impact on the financial services industry. Prior to co-founding Reality Online, Mr. Alexander was a partner with Strategic Management Group, a corporate training firm and three-time Inc. 500 company.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Investor Force Holdings Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Linkshare Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Utilitieslink Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Strategic Management Group, Inc. |
Partner |
Former |
An original member of ICG's advisory board, Doug joined the company full-time in September 1997 as Managing Director, and was appointed President of ICG in January, 2009. Doug has had many roles at ICG including CEO of WiseWire Technologies, which was successfully sold to Lycos; Chairman of Verticalnet through its IPO; CEO of ICG Europe; and CEO of Traffic.com, which was later successfully sold to Navteq. In addition to these roles, Doug's primary focus at ICG has been to sponsor and oversee investments in several partner companies that have included Blackboard (Nasdaq: BBBB), Verticalnet (Nasdaq:VERT), eMerge Interactive (Nasdaq: EMRG), Arbinet-thexchange (Nasdaq: ARBX), WiseWire (acquired by Lycos), LinkShare (acquired by Rakuten), CreditTrade (merged with Creditex Group), Creditex (acquired by Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE)), StarCite, Traffic.com (acquired by Navteq), and Investor Force. Doug currently serves on the boards of Channel Intelligence, Investor Force, StarCite, ICG Commerce, WhiteFence and Commerce360.
Prior to joining ICG, Doug co-founded Reality Online in 1989. Reality Online was an early innovator in the development of award-winning financial planning tools and online services aimed at the individual investor. With the advent of the Internet, Doug transformed the company into a leading provider of Internet solutions to the retail brokerage industry, and then sold the company to Reuters in February 1994. Over the following 3 years, Doug became a key contributor to Reuters' many Internet initiatives and a frequent speaker on the Internet and its impact on the financial services industry. Prior to co-founding Reality Online, Doug was a partner with Strategic Management Group, a corporate training firm and three-time Inc. 500 company.
Education:University of Pennsylvania, B.S., Electrical Engineering; Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, B.S., Economics
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Internet Capital Group, Inc. |
Managing Director, Operations |
Current |
| Creditex, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Investor Force Holdings Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| StarCite, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Linkshare Corporation |
Board Member |
Current |
| Whitefence, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| ICG Commerce, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Channel Intelligence, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Mobility Technologies |
CEO |
Former |
| WiseWire Technologies |
CEO |
Former |
| Internet Capital Group, Inc. |
CEO, ICG Europe |
Former |
| Reality Online |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| Strategic Management Group, Inc. |
partner |
Former |
| Verticalnet, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Verticalnet, Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| WiseWire Technologies |
Investor |
Former |
| Blackboard Commerce Business |
Investor |
Former |
| eMerge Interactive Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| Arbinet-thexchange, Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| Linkshare Corporation |
Investor |
Former |
| StarCite, Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| Investor Force Holdings Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| Mobility Technologies |
Investor |
Former |
| Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania |
B.S., Economics |
Former |
| University of Pennsylvania |
B.S., Electrical Engineering |
Former |