Alex Algard
Founder and CEO

Maxwell Bardon
President and COO

Suki Hayre
Vice President, Finance and Administration

Joe Heitzeberg
Vice President, Engineering and Technology

David Kolner
Vice President, Ad Product and Monetization

Young Lee
Vice President, Business Development

John Lusk
Vice President, Marketing

Kevin Nakao
Vice President, Monetization and Mobile

Craig Paris
Vice President, Online Advertising Sales

Keela Robison
Vice President, Product

 

Alex Algard
Founder and CEO, WhitePages.com

Maxwell Bardon
President and COO, WhitePages.com

Will Griffith
General Partner, Technology Crossover Ventures

Brian McAndrews
Senior Vice President, Microsoft Advertiser and Publisher Solutions (APS) Group

 

Albert J. Dobron, Jr.
Managing Director, Providence Equity Partners

 

Alex Algard
Founder and CEO
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With the vision to provide consumers a free, accurate, and fast Internet-based directory assistance alternative, Alex Algard founded WhitePages.com in 1997. Initially started as a hobby, and incorporated in 2000, WhitePages.com has been profitable since inception. As CEO, Alex is primarily focused on how to best translate user needs into a great service offering and strategic direction. Alex is also the founder of CarDomain Network, the leading online community for car enthusiasts. 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. Alex 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.com feature:
"Our work listings, which also include job title and company name. I prefer to call my professional contacts at work, because after all that’s where they are during the day, and also I don’t like to bother them at home."

Maxwell Bardon
President and COO
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Max is responsible for leading WhitePages.com in execution of its strategy. With 15 years of business management, marketing and consulting experience, Max has helped companies identify opportunities and successfully execute to drive revenue and profit growth. The Puget Sound Business Journal named Max to their '40 Under 40' list of exceptional business leaders in 2005. Prior to joining the team at WhitePages.com, Max held executive level positions with both Telesensory Corp. and GiftCertificates.com. As a co-founder of GiftCertificates.com, he developed the company's best selling product, the SuperCertificate™. Max was also a consultant with Bain & Company, and a systems analyst for Procter & Gamble. He holds an MBA with honors from the University of Chicago, and Bachelor degrees magna cum laude in Management Information Systems and Accounting from the University of Cincinnati.

Favorite WhitePages.com feature:
"I love the WhitePages.com mobile site. I use it all the time when I am traveling or out and about on the weekend."

Suki Hayre
Vice President, Finance and Administration
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As Vice President, Finance and Administration, Suki is responsible for the company's financial and administrative operations. Prior to joining WhitePages.com, Suki was CFO of WSA (formerly the Washington Software Alliance). She also spent seven years at Sierra On-line, a leading provider of entertainment software, where she was quickly promoted to Vice-President of Finance and Administration during the company's rapid expansion phase. She began her career in the San Jose office of Coopers & Lybrand. Suki is a Certified Public Accountant and she holds a B.S.C. in Accounting from Santa Clara University.

Favorite WhitePages.com feature:
"Reverse phone look up. It’s convenient, easy to use, and I refer to it on a regular basis when I need an address for someone."

Joe Heitzeberg
Vice President, Engineering and Technology
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As Vice President, Engineering and Technology, Joe leads software engineering, technical strategy, and site operations for the WhitePages.com Network and W3 Data, plus the company's internal technology operations. Joe is also responsible for identifying new technical and market directions for the company. Previously Joe was the Co-founder and CEO of Snapvine.com where he led the company through two rounds of financing and built a world-class team that created market leading consumer VoIP and social networking applications. Prior to Snapvine, Joe held senior positions at Openwave, where he helped bring the Openwave Mobile Browser to Vodaphone Japan and at Infoseek, which acquired his ecommerce startup in 1999. He holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, and a BS in Computer Science from the University of Washington.

Favorite WhitePages.com feature:
"Our 'add your cell' feature, because it allows me to be listed on WhitePages.com, enabling my colleagues and professional contacts to reach me by sending text messages while keeping my number private. I always have my iPhone with me and this feature allows me to stay connected."

David Kolner
Vice President, Ad Product and Monetization
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As Vice President, Ad Product and Monetization, David looks after ad product development and strategy, and partner product implementations. Prior to joining WhitePages.com, David was Director of Global Product at Travelport Corporate Solutions (Orbitz), where he developed new product launches on five continents, as well as development of an industry-leading travel policy engine. David has also held senior product management and marketing positions at OAG, Participate Systems, and United Airlines. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, and a BA in Business Administration from The Ohio State University.

Favorite WhitePages.com feature:
"The Find Neighbors feature gives you a quick list of all your neighbors so you can greet them by name, call them in case of emergency, or just to make sure invitations to the neighborhood get-together are addressed properly."

Young Lee
Vice President, Business Development
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As Vice President, Business Development Young is responsible for developing and executing business development strategies that help expand WhitePages.com’s strong partner base. Prior to joining WhitePages.com, Young was the executive vice president, sales and business development of iParadigms where he was responsible for driving and managing the company’s revenue. Young also spent time managing business development functions at several top consumer web properties including Ask Jeeves, Expedia.com and Amazon.com. Young holds a JD from Boston College Law School and holds a BA in English Literature from the University of California, Berkeley.

Favorite WhitePages.com feature:
"Send to Phone. I like finding what I need on WhitePages.com and being able to send it directly to my cell phone so I can take it with me wherever I go."

John Lusk
Vice President, Marketing
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As Vice President, Marketing, John is responsible for driving overall consumer brand strategy, marketing, corporate communications and research. Before joining the WhitePages.com team, John spent four years at Microsoft in a number of marketing roles, most recently leading worldwide marketing efforts for Windows Live Messenger. Prior to Microsoft, John served as co-founder and Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Platinum Concepts, Inc., a consumer product manufacturing company. In addition, he consulted for Ernst & Young and is a published author. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School at UPENN and a BA in Management Information Systems from SMU.

Favorite WhitePages.com feature:
"The Name Popularity feature is highly entertaining and educational. I can view the uniqueness of a name across all 50 states and determine how many people have searched for that name in the last month."

Kevin Nakao
Vice President, Monetization and Mobile
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As Vice President, Monetization and Mobile, Kevin will lead the team responsible for developing monetization strategies and programs, manage ad product development and distribution partner implementations and oversee and develop the company’s mobile initiatives. Kevin brings more than 20 years of experience at leading media, wireless and Internet companies like RealNetworks, AT&T Wireless and News Corp/Fox. Previously, Kevin was the Vice President of Sales and Monetization at Snapvine and prior to that he was the Vice President of Music at Real where he ran the product, monetization, marketing, mobile, and editorial teams for Rhapsody. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Whitman College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.


Favorite WhitePages.com feature:
"I use the WhitePages iPhone application every day to find people, phone numbers, and directions using both maps and GPS. I also use the reverse phone look-up feature to find out who is calling me"

Craig Paris
Vice President, Online Advertising Sales
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As Vice President, Advertising Sales, Craig oversees the day-to-day operations as well as the long-term strategy and success of advertising sales and account management for the company. Craig is a seasoned sales executive with over 15 years of experience. Prior to joining WhitePages, Craig spent five years at DoubleClick Inc. and three years at Admarketplace.net which powered the ebaykeywords program. He has extensive knowledge of on-line media and technology solutions. Craig´s experience stems from working with traditional direct marketers and brand advertisers helping to achieve their acquisition and retention marketing goals. Craig also worked at CIBC Oppenheimer for 3 years as a financial consultant. Craig has a B.S. in Communication and Advertising from the University of Hartford.

Keela Robison
Vice President, Product
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In her role as Vice President of Product, Keela directs the WhitePages product roadmap and customer experience. She manages the interaction design, creative, and project management teams, along with the data group and customer service. Previously, Keela ran the Web and Telesales business at T-Mobile USA, where she was responsible for e-commerce and web self-service, web partnerships, and a telesales team of over 1,000 representatives. Prior to T-Mobile, she was General Manager of News and Entertainment at RealNetworks, and was a consultant at Bain & Company. Keela graduated with an MA, International Policy and BA, Economics from Stanford University where she received the President’s Award for Academic Achievement.

Favorite WhitePages.com feature:
"The free Add Your Listing feature. Increasingly as consumers switch to mobile as their primary or only phone number, they become difficult to contact via traditional directory assistance sources. WhitePages listings ensure that you’re always reachable when you’re on the go or in the event of an emergency."

Brian McAndrews
Senior Vice President, Microsoft Advertiser and Publisher Solutions (APS) Group
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Brian leads the Microsoft Advertiser and Publisher Solutions (APS) Group. The APS team is responsible for building and marketing all ad platforms, including Atlas, DRIVEpm, MSNDR, AdCenter and PubCenter, along with emerging media including Atlas On Demand, Massive and ScreenTonic.

Prior to its acquisition by Microsoft in August 2007, Brian ran aQuantive Inc., one the fastest-growing global digital marketing companies in the world, serving as Chief Executive Officer and Director since September 1999, and as President since January 2000. The company included three distinct business units: Avenue A | Razorfish, one of the world’s largest interactive advertising firms with agencies in the U.K., France, Germany, Australia, China and Japan; Atlas and DRIVEpm.

Brian currently serves on the Board of Directors for Fisher Communications, a media company based in Seattle, for WhitePages.com, Inc., and for the Seattle-Northwest chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).

Will Griffith
General Partner, Technology Crossover Ventures

Will joined TCV as a Principal in 2000 and became a General Partner in 2003. Will has led or co-led investments in 2Wire, Continuous Computing, InPhonic (public: INPC), Lynk Systems (acquired by Royal Bank of Scotland), Paciolan, Fandango, Techwell, Egenera, INFOnxx, Liquidnet, Motricity, Nextag, Riskmetrics, WhitePages.com, Oak Pacific and Adknowledge. In addition to his board role at WhitePages.com, he currently serves on the Boards of 2Wire, CCPU, Adknowledge, MoneyExpert, Orbitz (NYSE: OWW), Tiny Prints, and Travelport. Prior to TCV, Will was an Associate at The Beacon Group, a private equity firm that was acquired by JP Morgan Chase in 1999. Prior to joining The Beacon Group, he was an investment banking analyst at Morgan Stanley. Will received a BA in Engineering and History from Dartmouth College and a MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford.

Albert J. Dobron, Jr.
Managing Director, Providence Equity Partners

Al Dobron is a Managing Director of Providence Equity Partners, based in the firm's Providence office. Al 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. Al is also actively involved with Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network. Prior to joining Providence in 1999, Al worked for Morgan Stanley in mergers and acquisitions. Previously, he held positions with the K.A.D. Companies, a private equity investment group, working primarily in an operating role with one of the firm's portfolio companies. Al received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science from the University of New Hampshire.