Board of Directors
Jack M. Greenberg
Jack M. Greenberg has served on our Board since October 2005 and has served as the non-executive Chairman of the Board since June 2010. Mr. Greenberg currently serves as the Chairman of The Western Union Company. Mr. Greenberg retired as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of McDonald's Corporation, a publicly-traded global food service retailer, at the end of 2002. He had served as McDonald's Chairman since May 1999 and as its Chief Executive Officer since August 1998. Mr. Greenberg served as McDonald's President from August 1998 to May 1999, and as its Vice-Chairman from December 1991 to August 1998. Mr. Greenberg also served as Chairman, from October 1996, and Chief Executive Officer, from July 1997, of McDonald's USA until August 1998. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Illinois CPA Society and the Chicago Bar Association. Mr. Greenberg is a director of The Allstate Corporation, Hasbro, Inc. and Manpower Inc. He is also a member of the board of trustees of DePaul University where he served as Past Chairman, The Institute of International Education, The Partnership of New Communities Chicago Metropolis 2020, the Field Museum and the Chicago Community Trust. Mr. Greenberg is a graduate of DePaul University's School of Commerce and School of Law. On April 9, 2010, the Board of Directors elected Mr. Greenberg, subject to his reelection to serve an additional one-year term at the annual meeting, to serve as Chairman of the Board effective June 24, 2010 following the annual meeting.
Sharyar Baradaran
Sharyar Baradaran has served on our Board since May 2006. Mr. Baradaran was elected pursuant to voting rights granted to the former holders of our Series D preferred stock under our voting agreement, which was terminated upon the closing of our initial public offering in August 2006. Mr. Baradaran has served as Chief Executive Officer and chairman of BaradaranVentures, a privately held investment fund located in Los Angeles, California, since April 2001. Mr. Baradaran currently serves on the board of directors of several technology companies, ISENSIX Inc and NuRx pharmaceuticals (NUXP.OB). Mr Baradaran is actively involved and is on the board of the Israel Studies Program at UCLA's International Institute and the Public School Sciences program, designed to benefit 12,000 undeserved students annually in grades 1 to 3 and their teachers".
Peter J. Barris
Peter J. Barris has served on our Board since January 2006. Mr. Barris was elected pursuant to voting rights granted to New Enterprise Associates, a venture capital firm focused on technology, under our voting agreement, which was terminated upon the closing of our initial public offering in August 2006. Since 1999, Mr. Barris has been the Managing General Partner of New Enterprise Associates where he specializes in information technology investing. Mr. Barris also serves on the board of directors of Vonage Holdings Corp., Echo Global Logistics, Inc. and Neutral Tandem. Mr. Barris is a member of the board of trustees of the University of Virginia, College Foundation, the board of trustees, Northwestern University; and board of overseers, Tuck School at Dartmouth College. He received a Masters in Business Administration from Dartmouth College and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University.
Eric D. Belcher
Eric D. Belcher has served on our Board and as our Chief Executive Officer since January 2009. Prior to his appointment to Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Belcher served as our President since April 2008 and our Chief Operating Officer from December 2006 to December 2008. From May 2005 to December 2006, Mr. Belcher served as our Executive Vice President of Operations. Mr. Belcher served as Chief Operating Officer from March 2003 to June 2005 and as Chief Financial Officer from April 2001 to March 2003 of MAN Roland Inc., a printing equipment manufacturer and distributor. From 1995 to 2000, he led project teams at Marakon Associates, an international management consulting firm. Mr. Belcher holds a bachelor's degree from Bucknell University and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He currently serves on the Advisory Board for the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship at Chicago Booth.
Charles K. Bobrinskoy
Charles K. Bobrinskoy has served on our Board since August 2008. Mr. Bobrinskoy is currently Vice Chairman, Director of Research at Ariel Investments, a global financial institution. Additionally, he is a Co-Portfolio Manager of Ariel Focus Fund, a concentrated portfolio investing in mid-to-large cap companies. Prior to Ariel, Mr. Bobrinskoy spent 21 years as an investment banker at Salomon Brothers, a global financial institution, and its successor company, Citigroup, a global financial institution, where he held many leadership positions, most recently Managing Director and Head of North American Investment Banking Branch Offices. In addition to his work at Ariel, Mr. Bobrinskoy serves on the boards of the Museum of Science and Industry, La Rabida Children's Foundation, the Big Shoulders Fund, the Juvenile Protective Association and Duke University's Library Board. He holds a bachelor's degree from Duke University and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Chicago.
J. Patrick Gallagher Jr.
J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr. has served on our Board since August 2011. Mr. Gallagher is currently Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., an international insurance brokerage and risk management services firm. He began his career with Gallagher in 1974. In addition to his corporate responsibilities, Mr. Gallagher serves on the boards for the American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters and the International Insurance Foundation. He is also on the Advisory Council for Boys Hope/Girls Hope and the Board of Advisors for Catholic Charities. Mr. Gallagher holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government from Cornell University.
David Fisher
David Fisher has served on our Board since November 2011. Mr. Fisher is currently President of optionsXpress online brokerage, which was acquired by The Charles Schwab Corporation, a leading provider of financial services, in September 2011. Prior to the acquisition, Mr. Fisher served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the optionsXpress Board of Directors. Before joining optionsXpress in 2004, he served as CFO at Potbelly Sandwich Works and previously at Prism Financial Corporation. Mr. Fisher received his bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of Illinois at Champaign and his Juris Doctor from Northwestern University School of Law.
Eric P. Lefkofsky
Eric P. Lefkofsky has served on our Board since August 2008. Mr. Lefkofsky is a founder of InnerWorkings. He is currently the President of Blue Media, LLC, a Chicago-based private equity and consulting firm focused on applied technology. He is also a founder and director of several other firms, including Echo Global Logistics, Inc., an technology-enabled transportation and logistics outsourcing firm, MediaBank, LLC, a leading provider of integrated media procurement technology, and Groupon, an online collective action website. Mr. Lefkofsky serves on the board of directors of Children's Memorial Hospital, the board of trustees of the Steppenwolf Theatre, the board of trustees of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Chicago, the board of trustees of The Art Institute of Chicago the board of trustees of the Lefkofsky Family Foundation and the Board of trustees of the Lights of Innovation Group. He was also a member of the Chicago 2016 Olympic Committee. Mr. Lefkofsky is the author of Accelerated Disruption and a guest professor at Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Mr. Lefkofsky holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan Law School.
John R. Walter
John R. Walter has served on our Board since May 2004 and served as Chairman of the Board from May 2004 through June 2010. Since December 1997, Mr. Walter has been the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ashlin Management Company, a private investment firm. Mr. Walter served as President and Chief Operating Officer of AT&T Corporation, a publicly-traded global telecommunications company, from October 1996 until his retirement in July 1997, and from 1989 to 1996, he served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a publicly-traded global printing company. Mr. Walter is a director of Manpower, Inc., VascoData Security International, Inc., Echo Global Logistics, Inc. He is also a trustee of Northwestern University, a director of Northshore University Health Systems and the Steppenwolf Theatre. He holds a bachelor's degree from Miami University of Ohio.
Linda Wolf
Linda S. Wolf has served on our Board since November 2006. Ms. Wolf retired as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Leo Burnett Worldwide, a global advertising agency, in April 2005. She had served as Leo Burnett Worldwide's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since January 2001 and as its Chief Executive Officer from July 1996 to December 2000. From March 1992 to June 1996, she was an Executive Vice President responsible for Business Development at Leo Burnett USA. Ms. Wolf is a director of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and a trustee of Janus Funds. She is also a member of the board of trustees of the Field Museum, Children's Memorial Hospital, Off the Street Club, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Partnership for New Communities. Ms. Wolf holds a bachelor's degree from Ohio Wesleyan University.