Meet the WhitePages team—the source of our company’s innovative energy.

Team WhitePages

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The WhitePages crew strives to make it simple for everyone to connect with confidence. We are a diverse group of people and although our backgrounds vary, we tend to have professional and academic backgrounds of overachievement. Although our business has grown, we try to retain a small-company atmosphere where everyone can be a leader. We encourage you to learn more about the values that bring us together.

Alex Algard

Founder and CEO

Alex Algard founded WhitePages in 1997 to provide consumers a free, accurate, and fast online alternative to directory assistance. Incorporated in 2000, WhitePages has been profitable since its inception. In 2007 Alex was selected as the Software Entrepreneur of the Year, Pacific Northwest by Ernst & Young and as a finalist for Inc. magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year. He is also founder of CarDomain Network, the leading online community for car enthusiasts. He began his career in investment banking with the Goldman Sachs High Technology Group. Alex holds a BA in economics and a MS in engineering, both from Stanford University.

Favorite WhitePages feature:

"I am loving Current Caller ID to not only identify unknown callers that I may want to talk to, but also those I want to avoid. It also really helps me stay up to date on what is going on in the lives of those I wish that I had time to talk to more."

Suki Hayre

Vice President, Finance and Administration

Before joining WhitePages, Suki was CFO of WSA (formerly the Washington Software Alliance). She spent seven years at Sierra Online, a leading provider of entertainment software, where she was quickly promoted to VP of finance and administration. She began her career at Coopers & Lybrand. Suki is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a BSC in accounting from Santa Clara University.

Favorite WhitePages feature:

"I use the Reverse phone look up feature whenever I miss a call from an unfamiliar number and want to find out who called me."

Craig Paris

Chief Revenue Officer

Craig is a seasoned sales executive with more than 15 years of experience. He spent five years at DoubleClick and three years at Admarketplace.net. He has extensive knowledge of online media and technology solutions working with traditional direct marketers and brand advertisers. He also worked as a financial consultant at CIBC Oppenheimer. Craig has a BS in communication and advertising from the University of Hartford.

Favorite WhitePages feature:

"I love our people search service, both online and on the mobile web. It's easy-to-use, accurate, and puts me in touch with those I need to contact exactly when I need to contact them."

Scott Sikora

Chief Technology Officer

Scott Sikora is responsible for WhitePages’ technology strategy, development, and operations. He comes to WhitePages through the company’s acquisition of Calamander, a calendar synchronization company that he founded to integrate and consolidate information across Google, Yahoo, Microsoft Exchange and others. Previously, Scott was co-founder and CTO of Varolii which provides proactive customer communication to Fortune 100 companies, where he helped grow the company to over 275 employees and $70M in revenue. He has also developed technology solutions at some of the world’s largest and most successful companies that include including UPS, IBM, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Amway, and Sprint. Scott holds a BS in both Computer Science and Electrical Engineering and an MS in Computer Science, all from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Favorite WhitePages feature:

“I love how useful and accurate our WhitePages iPhone app is. I regularly use it locally at home and when I am on the go whether it's for fun or business.”

 

Konstantin Guericke

Board Director
Social/Big Data Architect and LinkedIn Co-founder

LinkedIn co-founder Konstantin Guericke is a highly successful entrepreneur with a passion for exploring the intersection of psychology, sociology and computing. Konstantin, a venture partner at Earlybird Venture Capital and mentor to Stanford student entrepreneurs, serves on the boards of Doximity, Accolo and StartX. Prior to Earlybird, he was CEO of jaxtr, a social communications start-up with over ten million registered users that was purchased by SabSe Technologies in 2009. Before jaxtr, Konstantin co-founded LinkedIn and as vice president of marketing led the company’s marketing activities from launch to the first six million members and profitability. Konstantin graduated from Stanford University with a B.S. and M.S. in engineering.

 

Geoff Entress

Board Director
Start-up Guru and Tech Investor

Geoff Entress serves as a Venture Partner with Voyager Capital and focuses on information technology investments in the Pacific Northwest.  A former venture partner with Madrona Venture Group, a Seattle-based venture capital firm, Geoff is a current investor in over fifty private companies in the Pacific Northwest including Walk Score and Context Relevant, who have both built successful businesses on top of big data. He is a current board member of ten companies, including Big Fish Games, Banyan Branch, Bonanza, and LiquidPlanner. A former securities lawyer and financial analyst, Geoff has held positions at Perkins Coie, Salomon Brothers and Duquesne Capital Management, and is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Notre Dame.

Albert J. Dobron, Jr.

Board Observer
Managing Director, Providence Equity Partners

Al Dobron is a managing director of Providence Equity Partners. He is currently a director of Affinity Direct, Bustos Media, Hulu, Newport Television, NexTag, Trumper Communications III, and Univision Communications, and was, during the period of Providence's investment, a director of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG and BlueStone Television. He is also actively involved with Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network. He has worked for Morgan Stanley in mergers and acquisitions and held positions with the K.A.D. Companies, a private equity investment group. Al received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS from the University of New Hampshire.