Team
Todd Vernon
CEO
Todd is not only our fearless leader, but was also a founder and former CTO of Raindance Communications, Inc. He brings to the team his unusual dietary habits, startling ability to consume fantastic quantities of caffeine, love of bleeding-edge consumer gadgets, and over 15 years of management experience in startup, private, and public companies. Most importantly, Todd is the caretaker of our time and money and makes sure we spend them on things that make Lijit successful.
Lijit profile, Todd's blog
Walter Knapp
COO
As the COO of Lijit Networks, Walter is responsible for all aspects of daily operations including sales, marketing, business development, finance, product development and engineering. Prior to this, Walter led the Linux field sales organization in the Americas for Novell. Walter was a Partner at Novell Ventures, and was a Principal at Cambridge Technology Capital, two successful venture capital firms. Earlier in his career Walter served as Client Partner for Cambridge Technology Partners. While in graduate school he co-founded DCN a developer of Internet appliances and software solutions for live imaging. Walter has a BA in History from Boston College and a Masters in Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Lijit profile, Walter's blog
Laura Buchman
Vice President of Sales
Laura and her team are responsible for monetizing the Lijit Network. After spending 5 years at Yahoo!, first on the advertiser side of business and then helping to launch the Yahoo! Publisher Network, she most recently was at AOL, where she built and ran a sales organization that focused on the search and sponsored listings portfolios. Between trying to learn how to play golf and cooking natural creations, Laura can be found running on SoCal trails with her golden retriever.
Lijit profile
Perry Quinn
Vice President of Market Development
Perry runs our Market Development (Client Services and Marketing) group here at Lijit. His professional background is as diverse as his tastes for things with wheels (bikes, skateboards, cars, etc.). He ran high tech manufacturing projects for KAO Infosystems, managed large accounts at TDA Advertising, led M&A; deals, sold enterprise software, and directed product groups at Sun Microsystems. Perry's 15 minutes of fame can be traced back to making a mountain bike movie in Nepal and joining Dan Cortese on MTV Sports in the 90's...yep, he has video to prove it.
Lijit profile, Perry's blog
Emmanuel Puentes
Vice President of Engineering
Manny has been in the Boulder area working with software companies for about 11 years. He helps crush anyone that stands in the way of Lijit's success. Although he's made out of titanium and has moves like a ninja, he's always ready to supply a helping hand.
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Tom Hart
Vice President of Operations
Prior to his time the communications industry Tom worked as a research analyst at one of the nation's most prestigious law firms, Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP in Boston, MA. Before Choate, Tom conducted human rights advocacy work throughout Northern Ireland while he earned an advanced certificate in Peace and Conflict Studies. Tom has studied at Trinity College, Dublin, Queens University, Belfast and the University of Ulster, Derry. He also holds a BA from the University of Colorado, Boulder where he studied History and Political Science.
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