Dan Springer has served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson since April 2004. From April 2002 to February 2004, Mr. Springer was Managing Director in the San Francisco office of Modem Media, an interactive marketing agency that was acquired by Digitas Inc. in 2004. From September 2000 to July 2001, Mr. Springer was the Chief Executive Officer of Telleo, Inc., an online communication platform linking local businesses and consumers. From December 1997 to September 2000, Mr. Springer was Chief Marketing and Sales Officer and General Manager for NextCard, Inc. Mr. Springer holds an M.B.A. from Harvard University and a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from Occidental College. We believe that Mr. Springer should serve as a member of our board of directors based on his historic knowledge of our company and operational expertise as our Chief Executive Officer, which brings continuity to our board of directors.
Bob Frick has served as a member on our board of directors since August 2002 and as lead independent director since February 2011. From 1988 to 2011, Mr. Frick served as Chairman of K.E.S. Management. From 1963 to 1974 and from 1976 to 1988, Mr. Frick served in various capacities at Bank of America, including as Vice Chairman of the board of directors, Chief Financial Officer, Head of the World Banking Group for Bank of America, Managing Director of BankAmerica International, and President of Bank of America's venture capital subsidiary. Mr. Frick currently serves on the board of directors of four private companies, including Charles Schwab Bank, a subsidiary of The Charles Schwab Corporation. In addition, Mr. Frick currently serves on the board of directors of Habitat for Humanity for Alameda, Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties and is on the board of trustees of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. Frick served on the board of directors of Telik, Inc. from April 2003 to February 2009 and on the board of directors of Lucasfilm Ltd. from October 1989 until December 2012, when the company was sold to Disney. From 1990 to 2011, Mr. Frick was an Adjunct Professor of Business Strategy in the graduate business program at St. Mary's College of California. Mr. Frick holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and an M.B.A. degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Lead Independent Director
Edwin J. Gillis has served on our board of directors since March 2011. Mr. Gillis has worked as a business consultant and private investor since January 2006. Most recently, Mr. Gillis was an executive advisor at Skype S.a.r.l. where he was engaged by Silver Lake Partners from October 2009 to February 2010 as part of their acquisition of Skype. Previously, he was the interim Chief Financial Officer at Avaya Inc. where he was engaged by TPG Partners and Silver Lake Partners from November 2007 to July 2008 as part of their acquisition of Avaya. From 1991 to 2005, Mr. Gillis held several posts as Chief Financial Officer: at Veritas Software Corporation from 2002 to 2005, at Parametric Technology Corporation from 1995 to 2002 and at Lotus Development Corporation from 1991 to 1995. Prior to joining Lotus, Mr. Gillis was a Certified Public Accountant and partner at Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. Mr. Gillis serves as a director of Teradyne, Inc. and LogMeIn, Inc. Mr. Gillis also served as a director of BladeLogic, Inc. from 2007 until its acquisition by BMC Software in 2008. Mr. Gillis holds a B.A. in Government from Clark University, an M.A. in International Relations from the University of Southern California and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. We believe that Mr. Gillis should serve as a member of our board of directors based on his extensive experience with issues confronting global technology companies and financial reporting expertise as a former Chief Financial Officer of several publicly-traded technology companies.
Bruce Golden has served as a member on our board of directors since December 1998. Mr. Golden is a partner at Accel Partners, a venture capital firm, which he joined in 1997. Mr. Golden has led a number of investments in enterprise software and internet-related companies while at Accel and currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Qlik Technologies Inc. and several private companies. From June 2002 to September 2011, Mr. Golden served as a member of the board of directors of comScore, Inc. Mr. Golden holds an M.B.A. from Stanford University and a B.A. in Political Science from Columbia University. We believe that Mr. Golden should serve as a member of our board of directors based on his significant experience in the venture capital industry analyzing, investing in and serving on the boards of directors of enterprise software and SaaS companies, his lengthy experience with our company and the perspective he brings as an affiliate of one of our major stockholders.
Greg Gretsch has served as a member on our board of directors since March 2001. Mr. Gretsch is a managing director at Sigma Partners, a venture capital firm, which he joined in 2000. Prior to joining Sigma Partners, Mr. Gretsch founded Connectify, Inc. in May 1998, which was acquired by Kana Communications, Inc. in August 1999 and co-founded GiftONE in August 1996, which was acquired by SkyMall in October 1997. Mr. Gretsch holds a B.B.A in Management Information Systems from the University of Georgia. We believe that Mr. Gretsch should serve as a member of our board of directors based on his significant experience in the venture capital industry analyzing, investing in and serving on the boards of directors of other technology and marketing companies, his management and leadership experience as a former founder and executive of several startup technology companies and the perspective he brings as an affiliate of one of our major stockholders.
Mike Schuh has served as a member on our board of directors since December 1998. From August 1998 to the present, Mr. Schuh has served as a Managing Member of Foundation Capital, a venture capital firm. Prior to joining Foundation Capital, Mr. Schuh was a founder and Chief Executive Officer of Intrinsa Corporation, a supplier of productivity solutions for software development organizations from 1994 to 1998. Mr. Schuh served on the board of directors of Netflix Inc. from February 1999 to May 2010. He also serves on the board of directors of several private companies. Mr. Schuh holds a B.S.E.E. from the University of Maryland.