Leadership
Tom Patterson, CEO and President
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Tom has held strategic positions at Procter and Gamble, PeopleSoft, and Respond.com. In his last operating role, he was the SVP of Technology Development and Operations for MarketTools where he managed them through 5 years of rapid growth. Most recently Tom was an Entrepreneur in Residence with the Mayfield Fund before joining Wize as CEO. Tom has earned a BS from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Chemical Engineering as well as an MBA from Harvard Business School. Tom also sits on the Wize Board of Directors. |
Wize Board Members
Raj Kapoor - Mayfield Fund
Internet industry pioneer and entrepreneur Raj Kapoor joined Mayfield in 2005, bringing expertise in online applications, e-commerce, digital imaging and telecommunications.
Raj sits on the boards of Tagged and TimeBridge as well as Wize.
Most recently, Raj was co-founder and CEO of Snapfish, a leading global online photo service. Raj orchestrated the sale of Snapfish to Hewlett-Packard in March 2005.
Byron Deeter - Bessemer Venture Partners
Byron Deeter is a Partner in BVP's Menlo Park office after having previously been a successful entrepreneur, investor, and consultant. For Bessemer he focuses on early stage investments in the software, Internet, and gaming sectors.
Most recently, Byron was an executive at IBM, as a result of its 2004 acquisition of Trigo Technologies, the product information management company that he co-founded. At Trigo, Byron served as founding President & CEO, then became Vice President of Business Development as the company grew to profitability, 150 employees, and a $40+ million run-rate. BVP worked closely with Byron and the executive team after Trigo's founding in 1999, and invested in all institutional financing rounds.
Jeffrey Glueck - CEO of Skyfire
Jeff joined the Wize Board in 2009, having previously been co-founder of internet travel start-up site59.com in 1999, and CMO of Travelocity from 2004 to 2009. Jeff introduced the Travelocity Guarantee to protect consumers, and launched the famous Roaming Gnome, growing Travelocity sales from $3.5 billion to over $10.6 billion during his tenure.
Jeff was honored by 1to1 magazine as a top 10 "Customer Champion", was named to AdAge's "40 Under 40" list, and also launched an environmental responsibility and volunteer program called Travel for Good for which he was recognized as Corporate Social Responsibility Executive of the Year 2009 by PRNews.
Jeff became CEO of Skyfire Labs in 2009, based in Mountain View CA. Skyfire makes the world's leading mobile browser, which can allow smartphone users to browse or watch videos without flaw on any web site (including Wize while shopping on the go!). Skyfire brings PC desktop speed and functionality to the palm of your hand.
Wize Advisors
Keith Rabois
Keith Rabois is currently the Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at Slide. Before joining Slide in 2007, Keith served as Vice President of Business Development at LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network.
Keith has had strategic positions at PayPal (where he served as EVP of Business Development and Public Affairs & Policy), Clarium Capital, and Epoch Innovations. He was also an early investor in YouTube and sits on the board of Yelp, Vendio, and Xoom. Keith holds a Law degree from Harvard University and a Political Science degree from Stanford.
Rob Goldman
Rob Goldman was most recently General Manager of the US business unit of Shopping.com, where he previously served in a variety of executive positions, including Chief Revenue Officer, and VP of Internet Marketing and Business Intelligence.
Before he joined Shopping.com in 2001, Rob was the Senior Vice President of Product at Dash. Rob holds an MBA from Harvard University and an Economics degree from Northwestern University.
Ramana Rao
Ramana Rao is advisor to several startups in the information intelligence space and Founder of iCurrent, an early-stage company in personalized information delivery. Previously, Ramana was Founder and CTO of Inxight Software, the leader in text analytics technologies, and a spinout from Xerox PARC.
Previously at PARC for ten years, Ramana performed pioneering work in intelligent information access, digital libraries, information visualization, and user interfaces. His work includes 25 patent filings and many highly-cited research papers. He received BS and MS degrees in computer science and engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Kevin Lattery
Kevin Lattery is currently Director of Marketing Sciences for Maritz Research. Kevin's other experience includes positions as Director of Advanced Analytics at MarketTools, and as Senior Methodologist at Harris Interactive and Total Research. Kevin has also worked as a consulting actuary and financial forecaster.
Kevin has in depth statistical experience, and has taught college courses in Mathematics, Logic, and Scientific Reasoning. He has developed custom applications for Discrete Choice Modeling, Probabilistic TURF analysis, Partial Least Squares, and Perceptual Mapping, among others. Kevin holds an MA in Mathematics from UC Berkeley and a PhD in Science Studies from the University of Minnesota.
Yaniv Bensadon
Yaniv is the CEO of Fixya.com. He is a seasoned internet entrepreneur who over the past 8 years has founded and led several successful consumer internet ventures.
Prior to entering the Internet space, Yaniv served as a Spokesperson for the Consul General of Israel. Yaniv is a native of Israel and a veteran Captain of the Israeli Air Force.
Peter Zandan
Peter Zandan is presently a Senior Advisor at Public Strategies a business advisory firm serving global corporations. Peter has founded and led numerous entrepreneurial and public company ventures.
For his work he has been recognized as an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year and Digital Age's Unsung Hero of the internet. Peter received an MBA and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.
Chris Michel
Chris Michel is the President of Affinity Labs, a company focused on building a global network of world-class, online communities. Prior to founding Affinity Labs, he founded Military.com, the nation's largest military membership organization.
Chris serves as a Director of Dale Carnegie and Alliance Health Corporations and is a Governor on the USO World Board. He's also an active investor and advisor in a variety of digital media companies. Chris earned his commission from the NROTC program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he graduated with high distinction and was named a Distinguished Naval Graduate. He also holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute and a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
